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言ったっていったって言たってExpressionFreq #7139
1

even if I told you

言い合う言合ういいあうGodan verbFreq #7367
1

Transitive verb

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)

Examples
互いに自分の預金高は言い合わなかった。
They did not tell each other about the size of their savings.
2

Intransitive verb

to quarrel; to dispute

Examples
もう言い合うのはやめにしましょう。
Let's patch up our argument.
言葉遣い言葉使い言葉づかいことばづかいNounFreq #7542
1

speech; expression; wording; language

Examples
言葉遣いにはいつも気をつけるべきです。
You should always be careful in your speech.
言い張るいいはるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #7575
1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

Examples
彼らはそれが本当だと言い張った。
They asserted that it was true.
言い過ぎる言いすぎる言過ぎるいいすぎるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7673
1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

Examples
ちょっときつく言い過ぎたかな、とずっと思っています。
I've been thinking that I may have been too critical.
言い渡す言渡すいいわたすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #8045
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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

Examples
いきなり解雇を言い渡された。
I was discharged without notice.
言及げんきゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #8059
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reference; allusion

Examples
数回バイブルに言及する。
I make several allusions to the Bible.
言葉に詰まることばにつまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #8681
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to be at a loss for words

Examples
メアリーは見知らぬ人に話し掛けられて、言葉につまってしまった。
When Mary was spoken to by a stranger, she was at a loss for words.
言葉通り言葉どおりことばどおり～の Adj.AdverbFreq #8823
1

as stated; verbatim; literally

Examples
虚心坦懐に申し上げる。今から言うことは、言葉どおりに受け取ってほしい。
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.
言葉を紡ぐ言葉をつむぐことばをつむぐExpressionGodan verbFreq #8918
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Poetical term

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

言葉を切ることばをきるExpressionGodan verbFreq #8929
1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

言葉を返すことばをかえすExpressionGodan verbFreq #9380
1

to reply; to respond; to answer

2

to talk back; to retort

言える云えるいえるFreq #9596
1

Ichidan verb

to be possible to say; to be able to say

Examples
その仕事はまだほとんど終わったと言える状態ではない。
The job isn't anywhere near done.
2

Archaic; Expressions; Oft. as. 言えるごとく

said; have said

言葉を選ぶことばをえらぶExpressionGodan verbFreq #9829
1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

言いがたい言い難い言いにくい言難いいいがたい (言いがたい／言い難い／言難い)いいにくい (言い難い／言いにくい／言難い)～い Adj.Freq #10803
1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say

2

Esp. 言いにくい

embarrassing; delicate

言っとくけどいっとくけどExpressionFreq #11004
1

for your information; I'm telling you

言い回しいいまわしNounFreq #11013
1

expression; phraseology

Examples
彼の演説には数々のすばらしい言い回しが含まれていた。
His speech contained many fine phrases.
言い換えるいいかえる言い替えるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #11237
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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

Examples
言い換えれば、彼は私たちを裏切った。
In other words, he betrayed us.
言葉を吐くことばをはくExpressionGodan verbFreq #11261
1

to talk; to speak

言いようがない言い様がない言様がないいいようがない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #11285
1

indescribable; having no way to express

Examples
何とも言いようがないなあ。
I just don't know what to say.
言いつける言い付けるいいつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #11394
1

to tell (to do); to order; to direct; to instruct

Examples
彼はちゃんと私が言いつけておいたとおりにやった。
He did exactly as I had told him.
2

to tell (on someone); to report; to snitch

Examples
あなたが彼に言いつけたって私はちっともかまわない。
You can tell him for all I care.
3

to often say; to be used to saying

言葉を濁すことばをにごすExpressionGodan verbFreq #11606
1

Idiomatic expression

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

言い足す言いたす言足すいいたすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #12988
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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

Examples
「急ぐな」と彼は言いたした。
"Don't hurry," he added.
言い直すいいなおすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #13104
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to correct oneself; to restate

Examples
口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。
Least said, soonest mended.
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