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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

to exchange words

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

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

exactly as stated; verbatim

to be at a loss for words

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

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

to talk; to speak

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

to continue (to say)

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

exactly as stated; verbatim

to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love

① あらかじめ決めておく仲間の間だけでの言葉あるいはキーワード。② 皆で掲げる目標。

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

at a loss for words; stumped for words

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

word game; wordplay; playing with words

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

to cut in; to butt in

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

① 言葉の使い方。

① あらかじめ決めておく仲間の間だけでの言葉あるいはキーワード。② 皆で掲げる目標。

Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

figure of speech

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

① 言葉の数。語数。② 口数。

to say too much; to go too far

① 通常より早く言葉を喋り、それをうまく言うことができるかどうかを競う遊戯。言いにくさや、言えそうで言えない言葉を楽しむ言葉遊びである。例として、バスガス爆発（ばすがすばくはつ）などがある。

① 物の言い方。

to be at a loss for words

men's language; male language

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

① ものを売りつけるときに使う言葉。転じて、喧嘩を仕掛ける（喧嘩を売る）ときの言葉。

women's language; word used by women

spoken language; colloquial expression

to watch what one says; to mind one's language

① 他人からの悪口などに対して言い返す言葉。

I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough

unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough

baby talk; baby language; babbling

language barrier

to exchange words

words used by young people; slang

at a loss for words; stumped for words

sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)

meaningless words; words that make no sense

common saying; slang; argot

Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word

spoken language; spoken words; language

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

① 都会から離れた地域の人が使っている言葉。

large number of words; (lit.) sea of words

① 上一段活用・下一段活用・カ行変格活用の動詞に可能の意味を加えた、「れる」で終わる下一段活用動詞。「食べれる」、「見れる」、「来れる」の類。「食べれる」の例では「食べる」の未然形「食べ」に可能を表す助動詞「られる」が接続した「食べられる」のうち、「ら」を抜いた形であると解することができるためこの名で呼ばれる。「られる」が受け身・尊敬・可能・自発の意味を表現し得るのと違い、この表現では可能の意味のみを表す。「走れる」のような五段活用動詞の可能動詞の影響を受けた活用と考えられるが、可能動詞よりも後になって生じた比較的新しい表現であり誤用ともされる。

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

opening address

① 物の言い方。

God's word; word of God

stinging (barbed) words; harsh language

word said backwards; word of opposite meaning

working-class accent or dialect

① 和歌の修辞法の一つ。特に意味は持たず、ある単語を導き出すための5音の言葉。導き出す単語によって使用される枕詞は決まっている。② ある言葉や話題が語られるときに、意味合いの強弱にかかわらず用いられる語。前置きの言葉。まくら。

taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

closing address

unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough

① 流行語。

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism; national language

figure of speech

① 隠語の一種。宮廷に奉仕する女官が使用した。上品さ、優美さを醸成させることを目的として使用された。時代が下るにつれて、武家の侍女や、ついには町人の女性にまで浸透していった。特徴として、接頭に「お」をつける（水→お冷）、語尾に「文字」をつける（杓子→しゃもじ）などが挙げられる。

Edo dialect

sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)

God's word; word of God

① 他人に知られないように、仲間の者のみ用いる言葉。

harsh language

vernacular; local dialect

four-letter word (esp. in English)

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word

meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song

to make a pun on a word

In the beginning was the Word

filler word; filler phrase

word game; wordplay; playing with words

spoken language; colloquial expression

kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

to make a pun on a word

bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook

word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"

sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)

① 流行語。

meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song

polite language used by women

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm

filled pause (e.g. um, er); filler word

island language; island dialect

to be evasive; to be not entirely truthful; to not be frank

samurai words and phrases

dictionary; lexicon

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism

stinging (barbed) words; harsh language

filler word; filler phrase

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

countryside dialect; sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period

Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible); (lit.) words of Qohelet

word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")

teyo-dawa speech; mid-Meiji period schoolgirl slang in which sentence-end particles "teyo" and "dawa" were used prominently

adding a superfluous "re" to the potential form of a godan verb

language used when writing letters

① マタギが使う言葉。② で、山の中で魔を呼びよせないために使う特別な言葉。里では使わない。

word consisting of (two) repeated syllables

word consisting of (two) repeated syllables

seasonal word (in haiku)

euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

words betray one's character

casual speech

false friend

sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

Japanese (language)