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言いつけ言い付け言付けいいつけNounFreq #14373
1

order; command; directions; instructions

Examples
言いつけどおりにしなければならない。
You must do as you are told.
言い争い言争いいいあらそいNounFreq #14419
1

a quarrel; argument

Examples
このような言い争いはやめよう。
We must put an end to this kind of quarrel.
言い忘れる言忘れるいいわすれるIchidan verbFreq #14452
1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

言い終わる言終わるいいおわるGodan verbFreq #14530
1

to finish speaking

言わんとするいわんとするExpressionする VerbFreq #14602
1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

Examples
その教授は、私のいわんとすることが理解できなかった。
The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.
言われるがまま言われるが儘いわれるがままExpressionFreq #14675
1

(doing) as one is told

本音を言う本音をいうほんねをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #14823
1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

言い当てる言当てるいいあてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #14911
1

to guess right

Examples
ある人物がどこの出身であるかを言い当てるのは非常に難しい。
It is very hard to tell what country a person comes from.
言い合い言合いいいあいNounFreq #15044
1

quarrel; dispute

Examples
親と言い合いをした事がありますか？
Have you ever argued with your parents?
物を言うものを言うものをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #15096
1

to speak (of something)

Examples
目が口よりものを言う時がある。
Eyes sometimes talk louder than words.
2

to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

Examples
課長からもらった推薦状が物を言った。
The recommendation from my boss made all the difference.
無理を言うむりをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #15107
1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

言い捨てる言捨てるいいすてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15230
1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

言い寄る言いよるいいよるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15255
1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

Examples
彼があまり熱心に言い寄ってきたので、その晩彼のお相手をした女性は、とうとう参ってしまった。
He was so vigorous in making love that his companion for the evening went down for the count.
と言っても過言ではないといっても過言ではないといってもかごんではない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #15295
1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

Examples
健康はあらゆる富にまさると言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that health is above wealth.
言いがかり言い掛かりいいがかりNounFreq #15396
1

false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; picking a quarrel

Examples
彼はその言いがかりを否定した。
He denied the accusation.
2

statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back

言うなればいうなればExpressionFreq #15685
1

so to speak

Examples
あの男は言うなれば大きくなった子供だ。
That man is, so to speak, a grown-up boy.
なんといっても何と言っても何といってもなんと言ってもAdverbExpressionUsually kanaFreq #15781
1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

Examples
「愛と哀しみの果て」は俗受けしたけど何といっても映像のきれいな映画だった。
Although it was a popular movie, Out of Africa was more of a coffee-table movie than anything else.
言いよどむ言い淀むいいよどむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15974
1

to hesitate to say

言いよう言い様いいよう (言いよう)いいざま (言い様)Freq #15998
1

Expressions; Common noun

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

Examples
お礼の言いようもありません。
I don't know how to thank you enough.
2

いいざま only; Adverb (fukushi)

at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

言い逃れ言逃れいいのがれ言い逃がれNounFreq #16042
1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

Examples
忙しいからその仕事ができないというのは単なる言い逃れじゃないか。
Saying you can't do the job because you're too busy is just a cop out.
言うところの言う所の謂う所のいうところのExpressionFreq #16086
1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

言葉を呑む言葉をのむ言葉を吞むことばをのむ言葉を飲むExpressionGodan verbFreq #16354
1

Idiomatic expression

to choke up; to be speechless

2

Idiomatic expression

to hold one's tongue

言い伝え言伝えいいつたえNounFreq #16559
1

tradition; legend

言いようのない言い様のないいいようのない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #16588
1

indescribable

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