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to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)

word ending; way of ending one's words

slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

to leave word; to leave a message

Usu. as お言葉〜

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

verbalizing; putting into words

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

indescribable; inexpressible

word game; wordplay; playing with words

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

perfectly fitting phrase

seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation)

to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate

to send word; to pass on (a message)

to send word

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

Colloquial

I told you so

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

Idiomatic expression

to cut in; to butt in

to get someone to say; to make someone say

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

asking price

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

promptly