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ごもる篭もる篭る籠る籠もるちごもIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8695
1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

Examples
その来たばかりの子はおどおどして口ごもった
The new boy had a nervous stammer.
出入り出入いりぐちNounFreq #8793
1

exit and entrance

Examples
乗務員がただいま出入り口を開けております。
The crew is now opening the hatch.
に含むくちにふくむExpressionGodan verbFreq #8972
1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

をつけるを付けるくちをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #9200
1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

をきくを利くくちをきくを聞くExpressionGodan verbFreq #9689
1

Idiomatic expression

to speak; to talk

Examples
彼女とは数年前から口をきく間柄ではない。
I have not been on speaking terms with her for a few years.
2

Idiomatic expression

to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

Examples
彼は私のために口をきいてくれた。
He put in a good word for me.
を閉ざすくちをとざすExpressionGodan verbFreq #10753
1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

Examples
国防総省関係者は、異常がいつ発生したかについては口を閉ざしており、飛行の詳細についても論評をさけました。
Pentagon officials won't say when the problem turned up and refused to discuss details about the flight.
を尖らせるをとがらせるくちをとがらせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #13056
1

to pout

に合うにあうくちにあうExpressionGodan verbFreq #13529
1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

Examples
日本にあるインドカレー屋のカレーって、やっぱり日本人の口に合わせて本場よりマイルドに作られてるよね。
The curry they serve in Japan is milder than real Indian curry. They adapt it to Japanese tastes.
一番いこういちばんAdverb四字熟語Freq #15018
1

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

Examples
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
を叩くかるくちをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #15873
1

to crack jokes

ずさむちずさ遊む吟むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #16130
1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

Examples
母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた
Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.
笛を吹くくちぶえをふくExpressionGodan verbFreq #17070
1

to whistle

Examples
誰かが口笛を吹くのが聞こえた。
I heard someone whistle.
から漏れるくちからもれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #17646
1

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

を言うをいうわるぐちをいうわるくちをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #18120
1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

を割るをわるくちをわるExpressionGodan verbFreq #18749
1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

うるさい煩いちうるさ~い Adj.Freq #19715
1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

Examples
あの人は私には口うるさかった
He was critical of me.
をついて出るを突いて出るを衝いて出るくちをついてでるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #19895
1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

食べるひとくちたべるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #21270
1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

が悪いがわるいくちがわるい~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #22468
1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

先だけくちさきだけ~の Adj.ExpressionFreq #22478
1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

の利き方のきき方の効き方くちのききかたNounExpressionFreq #22740
1

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

Examples
私は彼の口のききかたが嫌いだ。
I do not like the way he talks.
火を切るくちびをきるExpressionGodan verbFreq #23746
1

Idiomatic expression

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

Examples
グループの人たち全員が沈黙しているときは、誰かが話の口火を切らねばならない。
When all the group members are silent, somebody must break the ice.
を揃えるをそろえるくちをそろえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #24038
1

Usu. as 口を揃えて

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

を開けるおおぐちをあけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #24355
1

to gape; to open one's mouth wide