言

word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism

evasion; an excuse

to refer to; to mention (e.g. theme)

to argue down

in brief; to put it succinctly

provincial dialect; rural dialect

suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship

self-reference

philosophy of language

faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide

Derogatory; Yojijukugo

pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster

casuist; sophist

what the hell are you saying?

taboo word

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

to say repeatedly; to say proverbially

to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit

Philosophy

categorical imperative

open city declaration

Linguistics

spoken language

house playwright (of kabuki)

needless to say; it goes without saying that

something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said

something that should rather be left unsaid

E.g. 見れる, 食べれる, 来れる

dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

to explain in an easy-to-understand manner