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文句もんくNounFreq #1792
1

complaint; grumbling; objection

Examples
そんなことは君が文句を言う理由にはならないよ。
That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.
2

phrase; words; expression

Examples
その文句は、人を侮辱するためのものだ。
The phrase is meant to insult people.
文句を言う文句をいうもんくをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #3968
1

to complain; to make a complaint

絶句ぜっくぜくNoun～する VerbFreq #5031
1

being lost for words; becoming speechless

2

jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

挙句挙げ句揚げ句揚句あげくNounFreq #7489
1

Adverb (fukushi); Esp. after plain past verb, or as 〜のあげく(に)

after (a long process); at the end of

Examples
コンピューターを物色して歩いたあげく、デイヴィドより２００ドル安い値段で手に入れた。
I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David.
2

last line (of a renga)

平句ひらくNounFreq #9293
1

ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)

区切るくぎる句切るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10719
1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate; to delimit; to mark off

Examples
グラウンドは白線で３つに区切られている。
The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.
2

to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to space one's words

詩句しくNoun～の Adj.Freq #14245
1

verse

区切り句切りくぎりNounFreq #14338
1

pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation

2

break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)

文句なし文句無しもんくなし～の Adj.Freq #21125
1

undisputed; entirely; perfect

Examples
彼は文句無しの巨人だ。
He is altogether a giant.
文句をつける文句を付けるもんくをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #22590
1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

Examples
我々の新しい計画には誰も文句を付けられない。
No one can find fault with our new plan.
一言一句いちごんいっくNoun四字熟語Freq #27371
1

every single word and phrase; word by word

Examples
刑事はその場で、彼の証言を一言一句正確に書き取った。
The detective took down his testimony on the spot, word for word.
禁句きんくNounFreq #30003
1

taboo word; forbidden topic

2

Orig. meaning

words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

俳句はいくNounFreq #30521
1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

Examples
これは芭蕉の非常に有名な俳句です。
This is a very famous haiku by Basho.
挙句の果て挙げ句の果てあげくの果てあげくのはて揚げ句の果て揚句の果てNounAdverbExpressionFreq #31998
1

Usu. as ～に

finally; in the end; on top of all that

Examples
挙げ句の果てにクビになった。
And on top of it all, I was fired.
一句いっくNounFreq #32612
1

phrase (verse, line)

2

one haiku-poem

二の句にのくNounFreq #32613
1

next (spoken) word

口説き文句くどき文句くどきもんくNounExpressionFreq #36745
1

chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

一字一句いちじいっくNoun四字熟語Freq #37541
1

word for word; verbatim; literally

異口同音いくどうおんいこうどうおんNoun～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #39224
1

Usu. adverbially as 〜に

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

Examples
「あいつはいい奴だ」と皆が異口同音に言う。
He's a nice guy - that's unanimous.
常套句じょうとうくNounFreq #41068
1

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

語句ごくNounFreq #41926
1

words and phrases; words

Examples
その作家の文体は挿入語句が多い。
The writer has a parenthetic style.
脅し文句おどしもんくNounFreq #42039
1

threatening words

美辞麗句びじれいくNoun～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #43278
1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

Examples
そんなに美辞麗句を並べられると、かえって嘘に聞こえるよね。
When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.
二の句が継げない二の句がつげないにのくがつげない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #43725
1

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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