| 言語 | げんご | language |
| 言う
| いう | to tell, to
say |
| 言葉 | ことば | language, speech |
| 言
語学 | げんごがく
| linguistics |
| 言いつける | いいつける | (v1) to tell/to tell on (someone)/to order/to charge/to
direct/ |
| 言いなり | いいなり | (n) doing as one is
told/yes man/(P)/ |
| 言いなりに | いいなりに | exactly as
said/ |
| 言い違える | いいちがえる | (v1) to say by mistake/to make a slip of the
tongue/ |
| 言い過ぎる | いいすぎる | (v1) to talk or say too much/to go too far/to
overstate/to exaggerate/ |
| 言い過ごす | いいすごす | (v5s) to talk or say too much/to go too far/to
overstate/to exaggerate/ |
| 言い回し | いいまわし | (n) expression/phraseology/(P)/ |
| 言い改める | いいあらためる | (v1) to correct oneself/ |
| 言い開き | いいひらき | (n) explanation/justification/vindication/ |
| 言い開く | いいひらく | (v5k) to justify/to explain/to vindicate/ |
| 言い掛かり | いいがかり | (n) false accusation/pretext/commitment/(P)/ |
| 言い掛けて止める | いいかけてやめる
| to stop in the middle of a
sentence/ |
| 言い掛ける | いいかける | (v1) to begin speaking/to start to say/to stop in
mid-sentence/ |
| 言い換え | いいかえ | (n) putting in other words/ |
| 言い換える | いいかえる | (v1) to say in other words/to put another way/to express
in different words/to reword/(P)/ |
| 言い丸める | いいまるめる | (v1) to do sweet-talk/ |
| 言い含める | いいふくめる | (v1) to give detailed instructions/ |
| 言い寄る | いいよる | (v5r) to court/to woo/to approach defiantly/ |
| 言い及ぶ | いいおよぶ | (v5b) to refer to/to mention (e.g. theme)/(P)/ |
| 言い継ぐ | いいつぐ | (v5g) to transmit by word of mouth/ |
| 言い兼ねる | いいかねる | (v1) to find it hard to say/ |
| 言い捲る | いいまくる | (v5r) to talk volubly/ |
| 言い遣る | いいやる | (v5r) to send word/ |
| 言い古した言葉 | いいふるしたことば
| hackneyed saying/ |
| 言い古す | いいふるす | (v5s) to say repeatedly or proverbially/ |
| 言い誤る | いいあやまる | (v5r) to say by mistake/to make a slip of the
tongue/ |
| 言い交す | いいかわす | (v5s) to have a chat with/to promise/to get
engaged/ |
| 言い交わす | いいかわす | (v5s) to exchange words or promises/to
promise/ |
| 言い甲斐 | いいがい | (n) worth mentioning/ |
| 言い合い | いいあい | (n) quarrel/dispute/ |
| 言い合う | いいあう | (v5u) to quarrel/ |
| 言い合わせる | いいあわせる | (v1) to agree in advance/ |
| 言い込める | いいこめる | (v1) to talk down/to argue down/ |
| 言い散らす | いいちらす | (v5s) to spread (a report)/ |
| 言い残す | いいのこす | (v5s) to leave word with (a person)/to state in ones
will/to leave (something) unsaid/to forget to mention/ |
| 言い止す | いいさす | (v5s) to break off (in middle of sentence)/ |
| 言い捨てる | いいすてる | (v1) to say (something) over one's
shoulder/ |
| 言い種 | いいぐさ | (n) one's words or remarks/an excuse/ |
| 言い習わし | いいならわし | (n) idiom/set phrase/habit of speech/ |
| 言い習わす | いいならわす | (v5s) to be handed down/to have a habit of
saying/ |
| 言い渋る | いいしぶる | (v5r) to hesitate to say/ |
| 言い出しっぺ | いいだしっぺ | (n) the one who brought it up/the one who calls
attention to a fart is in fact the farter/the one who brings up a subject must
be the first to act upon it/ |
| 言い出しっ屁 | いいだしっぺ | (n) the one who brought it up/the one who calls
attention to a fart is in fact the farter/the one who brings up a subject must
be the first to act upon it/ |
| 言い出す | いいだす | (v5s) to start talking/to speak/to tell/to propose/to
suggest/to break the ice/(P)/ |
| 言い条 | いいじょう | (n) an excuse/however/nonetheless/ |
| 言い触らす | いいふらす | (v5s) to spread a rumor/to talk about/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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