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noun
way of saying (something), way of putting it, wording, phrasing, language, expression
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言方【いいかた】

noun
speech and conduct, words and deeds

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order
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言渡す【いいわたす】

noun
1.
one's say, one's point
2.
complaint, grievance, objection, excuse
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言分【いいぶん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reference, allusion

noun, auxillary suru verb
declaration, profession

noun, auxillary suru verb
will, testament, last request(law term)
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遺言【いごん】
遺言【いげん】

noun
1.
password, watchword
2.
motto, slogan
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合い言葉【あいことば】
合い詞【あいことば】

noun
expression, phraseology
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言回し【いいまわし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
verbal message, word (from someone)

noun, auxillary suru verb
declaration, statement

noun
1.
exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much
2.
misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
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過言【かげん】

noun
candid advice, frank advice, honest opinion, exhortation, harsh but honest advice

noun, auxillary suru verb
prediction, prophecy, prognostication

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to declare, to assert, to state definitively
2.
to finish saying, to say it all, to finish one's sentence
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言いきる【いいきる】
言切る【いいきる】

noun
sentence, judgment, judgement, pronouncement, order, command
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言渡し【いいわたし】

noun
1.
manner of speaking
2.
verbal argument
3.
objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee)
4.
rumor, rumour

expression, adjective
goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
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言うまでもない【ゆうまでもない】
言うまでも無い【いうまでもない】
言うまでも無い【ゆうまでもない】
言う迄も無い【いうまでもない】
言う迄も無い【ゆうまでもない】
言う迄もない【いうまでもない】
言う迄もない【ゆうまでもない】

noun
commitment, pledge, promise
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言質【げんしつ】
言質【げんしち】

noun
doing as one is told, yes-man
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言成り【いいなり】
言い成り【いいなり】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword, to rephrase
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言いかえる【いいかえる】
言換える【いいかえる】
言い替える【いいかえる】
言替える【いいかえる】

noun
spoken language, colloquial expression
See also:書き言葉
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話しことば【はなしことば】
話言葉【はなしことば】

noun
imperial decree, imperial edict
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【しょう】
【みことのり】
【ちょく】
御言宣【みことのり】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk back, to answer back, to retort, to reply, to respond
2.
to say over, to repeat (what one has said)
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言返す【いいかえす】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to express (in words)
2.
to confess
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言い表わす【いいあらわす】
言い現す【いいあらわす】
言表す【いいあらわす】

noun
written word, written language
See also:話し言葉
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書きことば【かきことば】

noun, no-adjective
1.
sleep-talking
2.
nonsense, gibberish

expression, noun
a blink of time, the time it takes to say "Ah!"
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あっと言う間【あっというま】
あっと言う間【あっとゆうま】
あっとゆう間【あっとゆうま】
アッという間【アッというま】
アッと言う間【アッというま】
アッと言う間【アッとゆうま】
アッとゆう間【アッとゆうま】

expression, adverb
just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say "ah!"
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あっと言う間に【あっというまに】
あっと言う間に【あっとゆうまに】
あっとゆう間に【あっとゆうまに】
アッという間に【アッというまに】
アッと言う間に【アッというまに】
アッと言う間に【アッとゆうまに】
アッとゆう間に【アッとゆうまに】

expression, adjective
indescribable, having no way to express
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言い様がない【いいようがない】
言様がない【いいようがない】

pre-noun adjectival
such, this sort of, like this(usually kana)
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こういう《斯ういう》
こういう《斯う言う》
こうゆう《こう言う》
こうゆう《斯う言う》

pre-noun adjectival
such, like that, that sort of, very(usually kana)
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そういう《然ういう》
そういう《然う言う》
そうゆう《そう言う》[1]
そうゆう《然う言う》[1]
そうゆう《然うゆう》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

expression
1.
called, named, that says, that(usually kana)
2.
as many as, as much as(usually kana)(after a quantity)
3.
all ..., every single ...(usually kana)(as ...という...)
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とゆう《と言う》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

expression
it is not possible (to, that), there is no such thing as(usually kana)

expression
something like ..., something called ...(usually kana)
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というもの《という物》
というもの《と言う物》

expression
1.
speaking of ...(usually kana)
2.
when it comes to ..., as for ..., if one were to say ...(usually kana)

conjunction
although I say, although one might say, although called(usually kana)

pre-noun adjectival
somehow, how, in what way, why, what kind of(usually kana)
See also:どんな
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どういう《如何いう》
どういう《如何言う》

expression
having said that, be that as it may(usually kana)

expression
1.
how (beautiful, etc.), what a ...(usually kana)
2.
nothing worth mentioning, nothing special(usually kana)(with neg. verb, esp. as 何ということもない)
3.
of what name(usually kana)
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なんという《何と言う》
なんとゆう《何と言う》

なん
nantoiuka
expression
how should I put it?, what shall I say?, well, you know, like(usually kana)
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なんというか《なんと言うか》

expression, adjective
indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable, indefinable, nobody can tell
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なんとも言えない【なんともいえない】
何ともいえない【なんともいえない】

noun, auxillary suru verb
declaration, statement, assertion

noun
1.
scolding, telling-off, rebuke, lecture
2.
complaint, grumbling, fault-finding
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叱言【こごと】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy

noun
tradition, legend
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言伝え【いいつたえ】

noun, no-adjective
saying, maxim, aphorism, proverb

noun
reckless remark, rash remark, abusive language, thoughtless words
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妄言【もうげん】
暴言【ぼうげん】

noun
wise saying, famous saying

noun, auxillary suru verb
verbal gaffe, verbal slip, slip of the tongue, using improper words

noun, auxillary suru verb
plain speaking

noun, auxillary suru verb
prophecy(esp. in Christianity and other revealed religions)
See also:予言

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
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言いすぎる【いいすぎる】
言過ぎる【いいすぎる】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
outrageous, preposterous, scandalous, inexcusable, absurd, execrable(yojijukugo)
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言語道斷【ごんごどうだん】[1]
言語同断【ごんごどうだん】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
language of flowers, floriography, flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
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花詞【はなことば】

noun, auxillary suru verb
previous remarks

noun, auxillary suru verb
careless remark

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to say to each other, to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
2.
to quarrel, to dispute
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言合う【いいあう】

no-adjective, noun
unexpressed, unspoken, implied, implicit

noun
speech and behaviour (behavior)

noun, no-adjective
speech impediment, speech disorder

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to leave word with (a person), to state in one's will
2.
to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention
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言残す【いいのこす】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to insist, to assert, to be obstinate in saying
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言いはる【いいはる】
言張る【いいはる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
advice (to a superior), counsel, proposal, suggestion, recommendation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tell, to advise, to warn, to admonish, to reason, to persuade, to instruct
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言いきかせる【いいきかせる】
言聞かせる【いいきかせる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
putting in other words
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言い替え【いいかえ】
言替え【いいかえ】
言換え【いいかえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
boasting, bragging, talking big
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広言【こうげん】

noun
evasion, excuse, subterfuge, runaround
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言逃れ【いいのがれ】
言い逃がれ【いいのがれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
private opinion, personal view, personal opinion
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一家言【いっかごと】

noun
promptly
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言下【ごんか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
saying in addition, postscript, additional remarks
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附言【ふげん】

noun
1.
pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
2.
preface, introduction
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枕言葉【まくらことば】

noun
a quarrel, argument
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言争い【いいあらそい】

noun
asking price
See also:付け値
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言値【いいね】

noun
fabrication, pipe dream
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絵空言【えそらごと】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said
2.
repeating oneself
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二言【にげん】

noun
first person to say something, first person to suggest something
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言いだしっぺ【いいだしっぺ】
言い出しっ屁【いいだしっぺ】
言出しっぺ【いいだしっぺ】
言出しっ屁【いいだしっぺ】

noun
falsehood, lie
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虚言【きょごん】

noun
1.
false accusation, pretext, picking a quarrel
2.
committing oneself
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言い掛かり【いいがかり】
言い掛り【いいがかり】
言掛かり【いいがかり】
言掛り【いいがかり】

noun
R (programming language)(computer term)

expression
to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark(idiom )

noun
kyogen interlude, short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)
See also:本狂言

noun
kyogen interlude, short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)
See also:間狂言

expression, adjective
astonished beyond words, speechless out of shock
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あきれてものが言えない【あきれてものがいえない】
呆れて物が言えない【あきれてものがいえない】
あきれて物が言えない【あきれてものがいえない】

noun
uncomplimentary remarks, slander
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悪言【あくごん】

noun
assembly language(computer term)
Other readings:
アセンブラ言語【アセンブラげんご】
アセンブリー言語【アセンブリーげんご】
アセンブラー言語【アセンブラーげんご】

あそこと
asobasekotoba
noun
polite language used by women
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あそばせ言葉【あそばせことば】

noun
all kinds of malicious gossip, heaping verbal abuse (on), cursing and swearing (words)(yojijukugo)

expression, Ichidan verb
to startle, to surprise, to astonish, to make (someone) say "oh!"

noun
1.
snide remark, sarcasm(archaism)
2.
indirect expression, roundabout saying(archaism)

expression
alluring words, endearing words, sugared words, sweet words, honeyed words, flattery, cajolery
See also:おだて

expression
excessively(usually kana)
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あまりといえば《余りと言えば》

expression
while looking on in blank amazement, before one's very eyes, before one knew what was happening
Other readings:
あれよあれよと言う間に【あれよあれよというまに】
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