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失言しつげんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #13021
1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

Examples
それは君の失言だ。
That is something you should not have said.
言わすいわすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #13128
1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

2

to let someone say; to let someone speak out

3

to make a sound

小言こごとNounFreq #13877
1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

Examples
私が他の子供たちに言った小言はお前には当てはまらないよ。
The scolding I gave to the other children doesn't apply to you.
2

complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

Examples
奥さんのがみがみ小言にフレッドさんは大弱りの体であった。
Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.
言い草言い種言草いいぐさNounFreq #14328
1

remarks; comments

2

way of talking; speaking style

3

excuse

4

topic (of conversation)

泣き言なきごとNounFreq #14533
1

complaint

Examples
人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。
We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.
過言かごんかげんNounFreq #15030
1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much

2

misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

暴言ぼうげんNounFreq #15106
1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

Examples
勝負をしましょう。より酷い暴言を吐いた方が勝ちです。
Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins.
明言めいげんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #15756
1

declaration; statement

Examples
政府は減税の意向を明言した。
The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.
言外げんがいNoun～の Adj.Freq #16081
1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

Examples
言外の意味をとってください。
Please read between the lines.
公言こうげんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #16502
1

declaration; profession

Examples
彼はそのことについて何も知らないと公言した。
He professed to know nothing about it.
文言もんごんぶんげんNounFreq #18463
1

wording (esp. of written text)

2

ぶんげん only

classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

言質げんちげんしつげんしちNounFreq #20908
1

commitment; pledge; promise

Examples
彼は言質をとられた。
He got himself committed to it.
恨み言怨み言うらみごと恨み事NounFreq #21027
1

grudge; complaint; reproach

物言うもの言うものいうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #21400
1

to talk; to carry meaning

Examples
物言えば唇寒し・馬鹿ほど言いたがる。
He knows most who speaks least.
方言ほうげんNounFreq #22273
1

dialect; provincialism

Examples
いわゆる「標準英語」とは世界中で話されている数多い方言のうちの１つにすぎない。
What we call 'Standard English' is only one of the many dialects spoken all over the world.
妄言もうげんぼうげんNounFreq #22549
1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

うわごとうわ言譫言囈語囈言NounUsually kanaFreq #22695
1

talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances

2

nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

言霊ことだま言魂NounFreq #22805
1

mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

二言にごんにげんNounFreq #23061
1

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said

2

repeating oneself

提言ていげんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #24478
1

proposal; motion; recommendation

Examples
君の提言が会合の席で話題にのぼったよ。
Your suggestion came up at the meeting.
発言力はつげんりょくNounFreq #24726
1

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

そういうことかそういう事かExpressionUsually kanaFreq #5043
1

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

からといってからと言ってExpressionUsually kanaFreq #5091
1

just because; even if; even though

Examples
他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。
Two wrongs don't make a right.
こういったこう言ったExpressionUsually kanaFreq #5140
1

this sort of; this type of

Examples
私はこういった種類のことは苦手です。
I'm not good at this sort of thing.
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