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小言

叱言
こごと
scolding; fault-finding
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照葉狂言

てりはきょうげん
type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)
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詳言

しょうげん
detailed explanation
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冗言

じょうげん
chatter; useless words
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食言

しょくげん
eat one's words; break one's promises
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寝言

ねごと
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
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寝言を言う

ねごとをいう
to talk in one's sleep
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針を含んだ言葉

exp
はりをふくんだことば
stinging (scathing) words
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忌み言葉

忌言葉、忌み詞、忌詞
いみことば
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
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気休めを言う

きやすめをいう
to say things to ease one's mind