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| This kanji has 7 strokes: 7 strokes in the "say" radical 言 (ことば) and 0 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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1.
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と言うことはない ということはない |
it is not possible (to, that), there is no such thing as |
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2.
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小言 こごと |
scolding, fault-finding |
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3.
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方言 ほうげん |
dialect |
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4.
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言い換える いいかえる |
to say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword |
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5.
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言明 げんめい |
declaration, statement, assertion |
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6.
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言い方 いいかた |
speaking style |
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7.
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狂言 きょうげん |
kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle), play, drama, make-believe, ruse, trick |
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8.
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発言 はつげん |
utterance, speech, proposal |
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9.
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証言 しょうげん |
evidence, testimony |
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10.
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言及 げんきゅう |
reference |
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11.
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物言い ものいい |
manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour |
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12.
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発言権 はつげんけん |
right to speak |
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13.
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言い訳 いいわけ |
excuse, explanation |
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14.
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言いなり いいなり |
doing as one is told, yes-man |
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15.
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過言 かごん |
exaggeration, saying too much |
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16.
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言葉 ことば |
word(s), language, speech |
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17.
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合言葉 あいことば |
password, watchword |
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18.
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言うまでもない いうまでもない |
it goes without saying, there is no need to say so, but of course, it is needless to say, it need scarcely be said |
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19.
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独り言 ひとりごと |
soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself |
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20.
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言い表す いいあらわす |
to express (in words), to confess |
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21.
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と言うもの というもの |
something like ..., something called ... |
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22.
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言付ける ことづける |
to send word, to send a message |
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23.
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一言 ひとこと |
single word |
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24.
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寝言 ねごと |
talking in sleep, nonsense |
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25.
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言い表わす いいあらわす |
to express (in words), to confess |
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26.
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言いようがない いいようがない |
indescribable, having no way to express |
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27.
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公言 こうげん |
declaration, profession |
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28.
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宣言 せんげん |
declaration, proclamation, announcement |
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29.
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話し言葉 はなしことば |
spoken language, colloquial expression |
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30.
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言い出す いいだす |
to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice |
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31.
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言い付ける いいつける |
to tell, to tell on (someone), to order, to charge, to direct |
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32.
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言 げん |
word, remark, statement |
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33.
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無言 むごん |
silence |
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34.
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断言 だんげん |
assertion, declaration, affirmation |
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35.
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予言 よげん |
prediction, promise, prognostication |
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36.
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提言 ていげん |
proposal, motion |
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37.
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言質 げんち |
commitment, pledge or promise |
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38.
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言い分 いいぶん |
one''s say, one''s point, complaint, excuse |
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39.
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言論 げんろん |
(one''s) speech, expression of views, discussion |
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40.
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書き言葉 かきことば |
the written word, the written language |
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41.
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伝言 でんごん |
verbal message, rumor, rumour, word |
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42.
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言語 げんご |
language |
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43.
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言い回し いいまわし |
expression, phraseology |
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44.
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とは言うものの とはいうものの |
having said that, be that as it may |
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45.
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苦言 くげん |
candid (frank) advice, exhortation |
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46.
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言わば いわば |
so to speak, so to call it, as it were |
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47.
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言動 げんどう |
speech and conduct |
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48.
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言う いう |
to say, to call (i.e., to give a name) |
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49.
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明言 めいげん |
declaration, statement |
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50.
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助言 じょげん |
advice, suggestion |
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51.
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言い渡し いいわたし |
sentence, judgment, judgement, pronouncement, order, command |
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52.
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遺言 ゆいごん |
will, testament, last request |
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53.
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言う ゆう |
to say, to call (i.e., to give a name) |
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54.
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甘言 かんげん |
cajolery |
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55.
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言い渡す いいわたす |
to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order |
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56.
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言い切る いいきる |
to declare, to assert, to state definitively |
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57.
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言い返す いいかえす |
to repeat, to talk back, to answer back |
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58.
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言い掛かり いいがかり |
false accusation, pretext, commitment |
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59.
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言葉遣い ことばづかい |
speech, expression, wording |
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60.
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と言っても といっても |
although I say, although one might say, although called |
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61.
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言いっこなし いいっこなし |
let''s not say (such things) to each other |
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62.
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代言者 だいげんしゃ |
advocate |
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63.
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と言うか というか |
or perhaps I should say, or, how should I put it,.... |
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64.
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言抜け いいぬけ |
evasion, an excuse |
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65.
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言い争い いいあらそい |
a quarrel, argument |
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66.
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買い言葉 かいことば |
tit for tat |
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67.
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遺言書 ゆいごんしょ |
testament |
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68.
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言籠める いいこめる |
to talk down, to argue down |
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69.
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言うところ いうところ |
what is called, as it is called, the so-called, known as, so to speak |
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70.
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妄言多謝 ぼうげんたしゃ |
Kindly excuse my reckless remarks, Please excuse my thoughtless words. (used deferentially, in a letter, etc.) |
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71.
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簡単に言えば かんたんにいえば |
simply put, putting it simply |
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72.
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助言者 じょごんしゃ |
adviser, advisor, counsellor, counselor |
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73.
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言換える いいかえる |
to say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword |
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74.
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繰り言 くりごと |
tedious talk, repetition, complaint |
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75.
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然う言う そういう |
such, like that, that sort of, very |
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76.
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言行 げんこう |
speech and behaviour (behavior) |
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77.
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こう言う こうゆう |
such |
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78.
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言替えるなら いいかえるなら |
if we put this another way, in other words |
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79.
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言い散らす いいちらす |
to spread (a report) |
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80.
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徒言歌 ただことうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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81.
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オブジェクト指向言語 オブジェクトしこうげんご |
Object-oriented language |
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82.
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言葉使い ことばづかい |
speech, expression, wording |
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83.
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言い暮らす いいくらす |
to pass the time talking |
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84.
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呆れて物が言えない あきれてものがいえない |
utterly scandalized |
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85.
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佳言 かげん |
good words |
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86.
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自然言語 しぜんげんご |
natural language |
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87.
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言をまたない げんをまたない |
needless to say, it goes without saying that |
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88.
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諫言 かんげん |
admonition, remonstrance, expostulation |
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89.
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恐々謹言 きょうきょうきんげん |
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) |
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90.
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数に物を言わせて かずにものをいわせて |
on the strength of numbers |
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91.
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言語学的観念論 げんごがくてきかんねんろん |
linguistic conceptualism |
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92.
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Ｃ＋＋言語 シープラスプラスげんご |
C++, C plus plus |
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93.
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言出しっ屁 いいだしっぺ |
the one who brought it up, the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter, the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it |
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94.
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言い掛ける いいかける |
to begin speaking, to start to say, to stop in mid-sentence |
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95.
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直言歌 ただごとうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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96.
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と言ってもいい といってもいい |
you could say, you might say, verging on the |
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97.
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言方 いいかた |
speaking style |
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98.
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言い逃れる いいのがれる |
to explain away, to talk one''s way out of |
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99.
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侮言 ぶげん |
insult |
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100.
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迂言 うげん |
roundabout explanation |
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101.
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抗言 こうげん |
protest |
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102.
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言たって いったって |
even if I told you |
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103.
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里言葉 さとことば |
dialect, (historical) language used toward customers by women in the drinking-world establishment |
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104.
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言いっこ無し いいっこなし |
let''s not say (such things) to each other |
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105.
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代言人 だいげんにん |
attorney, lawyer |
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106.
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と言うことは ということは |
that is to say, so that means |
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107.
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言抜ける いいぬける |
to explain away, to answer evasively |
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108.
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言い争う いいあらそう |
to quarrel, to dispute |
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109.
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売り言葉 うりことば |
inflammatory words |
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110.
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遺言証書 いごんしょうしょ |
testamentary document |
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111.
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古言 こげん |
obsolete word, old proverb |
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112.
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言うなれば いうなれば |
so to speak |
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113.
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妄言多謝 もうげんたしゃ |
Kindly excuse my reckless remarks, Please excuse my thoughtless words. (used deferentially, in a letter, etc.) |
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114.
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諌言 かんげん |
admonition, remonstrance, expostulation |
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115.
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序言 じょげん |
foreword, preface, introduction |
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116.
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言丸める いいまるめる |
to do sweet-talk |
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117.
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繰言 くりごと |
tedious talk, repetition, complaint |
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118.
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然う言う そうゆう |
such, like that, that sort of, very |
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119.
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言行一致 げんこういっち |
acting up to one''s words |
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120.
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これと言った これといった |
nothing special (with neg. verb) |
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121.
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言値 いいね |
the asking price |
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122.
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言い残す いいのこす |
to leave word with (a person), to state in one''s will, to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention |
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123.
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徒言歌 ただごとうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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124.
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コヘレトの言葉 コヘレトのことば |
Ecclesiastes (trans: words of Qohelet) (book of the Bible) |
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125.
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言葉質 ことばじち |
a promise or pledge |
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126.
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言い包める いいくるめる |
to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence) |
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127.
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放言 ほうげん |
careless remark |
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128.
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嘉言 かげん |
wise saying |
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129.
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七言絶句 しちごんぜっく |
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters |
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130.
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言を左右にする げんをさゆうにする |
to equivocate, to beat around the bush |
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131.
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譫言 うわごと |
talking in delirium, incoherent muttering |
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132.
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恐恐謹言 きょうきょうきんげん |
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) |
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133.
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数理言語学 すうりげんごがく |
mathematical linguistics |
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134.
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言語学的実在論 げんごがくてきじつざいろん |
linguistic realism |
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135.
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ああ言えばこう言う ああいえばこういう |
to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark |
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136.
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言出す いいだす |
to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice |
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137.
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言い換え いいかえ |
putting in other words |
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138.
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直言直筆 ちょくげんちょくひつ |
speak and write plainly (frankly), speak and write without reserve |
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139.
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と言ってもよい といってもよい |
you could say, you might say, verging on the |
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140.
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言忘れる いいわすれる |
to forget to mention or say |
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141.
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言い得て妙 いいえてみょう |
perfectly fitting phrase |
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142.
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武者言葉 ぶしゃことば |
samurai words & phrases |
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143.
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怨み言 うらみごと |
grudge, complaint, reproach |
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144.
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構造化問い合わせ言語 こうぞうかといあわせげんご |
structured query language, SQL |
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145.
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言ったって いったって |
even if I told you |
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146.
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立言 りつげん |
expression of one''s views |
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147.
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言いつけ いいつけ |
order, command, directions, instructions |
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148.
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大げさに言う おおげさにいう |
to exaggerate |
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149.
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言表す いいあらわす |
to express (in words), to confess |
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150.
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言い草 いいぐさ |
remarks, comments |
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151.
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爆弾宣言 ばくだんせんげん |
bombshell announcement (declaration) |
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152.
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遺言状 ゆいごんじょう |
will, testament |
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153.
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固いことは言いっこなし かたいことはいいっこなし |
let''s put formalities aside, let''s not speak so stiffly |
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154.
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言うにやおよぶ いうにやおよぶ |
it is needless to say |
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155.
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目は口ほどに物を言う めはくちほどにものをいう |
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words, the eyes cannot belie one''s true thoughts, the eyes are the windows to the soul |
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156.
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間狂言 あいきょうげん |
comic interlude (in Noh) |
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157.
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言含める いいふくめる |
to give detailed instructions |
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158.
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計算言語学 けいさんげんごがく |
computational linguistics |
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159.
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然こそ言え さこそいえ |
be that as it may |
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160.
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言行録 げんこうろく |
record of a person''s words and deeds |
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161.
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これと言って これといって |
nothing special (with neg. verb) |
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162.
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言知れぬ いいしれぬ |
indescribable, inexpressible |
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163.
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言い止す いいさす |
to break off (in middle of sentence) |
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164.
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唐人の寝言 とうじんのねごと |
gibberish |
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165.
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コンパイラー言語 コンパイラーげんご |
compiler language |
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166.
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言葉狩り ことばがり |
word-hunting, search for and censorship of politically incorrect words |
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167.
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言い放つ いいはなつ |
to declare |
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168.
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嘉言善行 かげんぜんこう |
good words and good deeds |
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169.
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七言律詩 しちごんりっし |
poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters |
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170.
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言を守る げんをまもる |
to keep one''s word |
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171.
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讒言 ざんげん |
false charge, slander, defamation |
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172.
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恐惶謹言 きょうこうきんげん |
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) |
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173.
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寸言 すんげん |
pithy or short and witty remark, wisecrack |
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174.
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言語機能 げんごきのう |
language faculty |
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175.
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あきれて物が言えない あきれてものがいえない |
utterly scandalized |
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176.
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言上 ごんじょう |
telling, stating |
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177.
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沈黙寡言 ちんもくかげん |
taciturn, reticent |
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178.
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と言っても過言ではない といってもかごんではない |
it is no exaggeration to say, it is not too much to say |
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179.
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言い難い いいがたい |
hard to say, inexpressible, hesitant to say |
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180.
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物が言えない ものがいえない |
speechless (with amazement), struck dumb |
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181.
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怨言 うらみごと |
grudge, complaint, reproach |
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182.
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構造言語学 こうぞうげんごがく |
structural linguistics |
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183.
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言っとくけど いっとくけど |
for your information, I''m telling you |
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184.
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略言 りゃくげん |
brief statement, summary |
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185.
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言いつける いいつける |
to tell, to tell on (someone), to order, to charge, to direct |
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186.
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大まかに言えば おおまかにいえば |
generally speaking |
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187.
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と言うと というと |
if one were to speak of ..., then certainly, if it were the case that ..., then certainly, if it were a ..., then certainly, phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it), so that means (when used in sentence-initial position) |
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188.
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言付かる いいつかる |
to be ordered |
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189.
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言い送る いいおくる |
to send a message, to write to |
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190.
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爆弾発言 ばくだんはつげん |
bombshell announcement (statement) |
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191.
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遺言補足書 ゆいごんほそくしょ |
codicil |
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192.
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顧みて他を言う かえりみてたをいう |
to give an evasive answer |
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193.
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言うにや及ぶ いうにやおよぶ |
it is needless to say |
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194.
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目撃証言 もくげきしょうげん |
eyewitness testimony |
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195.
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忌み言葉 いみことば |
taboo word, euphemism (used in place of a taboo word) |
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196.
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照葉狂言 てりはきょうげん |
type of theater which combines elements of Noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre) |
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197.
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言寄る いいよる |
to court, to woo, to approach defiantly |
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198.
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計量言語学 けいりょうげんごがく |
computational linguistics |
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199.
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壮言大語 そうげんたいご |
heroic words, big talk, boasting, bragging, grandiloquence, rodomontade |
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200.
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言行齟齬 げんこうそご |
inconsistency of speech and action, failing to act up to one''s words, not practicing what one preaches |