Jisho

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Words — 134 found

Noun
1. evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
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言逃れ 【いいのがれ】言い逃がれ 【いいのがれ】
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言い逃がれ: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun, Suru verb
1. putting in other words
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言い替え 【いいかえ】言替え 【いいかえ】言換え 【いいかえ】
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Noun
1. first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matterSee also 言い出しべ いいだしべ
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言いだしっぺ 【いいだしっぺ】
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Noun
1. false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; picking a quarrel
Noun
2. statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
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言い掛かり 【いいがかり】
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あらわ
Ichidan verb
1. to be able to be expressed in words; to be sayableSee also 言い表す
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to quarrel; to dispute
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言争う 【いいあらそう】
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Noun
1. exaggeration; overstatement
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言いすぎ 【いいすぎ】言過ぎ 【いいすぎ】
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to guess right
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言当てる 【いいあてる】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
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言いよる 【いいよる】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
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言い做す 【いいなす】言做す 【いいなす】
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のが
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
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言逃れる 【いいのがれる】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to be ordered (to do)
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言い付かる 【いいつかる】言付かる 【いいつかる】
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Noun
1. order; command; directions; instructions
  • 言いつけ
  • どおり
  • なければならない
You must do as you are told.
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言い付け 【いいつけ】言付け 【いいつけ】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult to speak about
  • とにかく
  • 言いづらい
  • こと
  • うちあ打ち明けて
  • くれて
  • うれしい
Anyway, I'm glad you were able to broach this difficult subject.
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言いづらい 【いいづらい】言辛い 【いいづらい】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
Adverb (fukushi)
2. at the same time as speaking; as one speaksOnly applies to いいざま
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言い様 【いいよう】言様 【いいよう】言い様 【いいざま】言いざま 【いいざま】言様 【いいざま】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to correct oneself; to restate
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言直す 【いいなおす】言いなおす 【いいなおす】
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つた
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation)
  • この
  • みずうみ
  • について
  • ふしぎ不思議な
  • でんせつ伝説
  • いいつたえ言い伝えられている
A mysterious legend has been handed down about this lake.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to send word; to pass on (a message)
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言伝える 【いいつたえる】
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そこ
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
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言損なう 【いいそこなう】言いそこなう 【いいそこなう】
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to assert; to declare; to claim; to state; to insist; to maintain
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to list (one by one); to enumerate; to count off
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to use as an excuseArchaic
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言いたてる 【いいたてる】言立てる 【いいたてる】
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