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言い訳

言訳、言い分け、言分け
いいわけ
excuse; explanation
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物言い

ものいい
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
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苦言

くげん
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation
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言い放つ

言放つ
いいはなつ
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to tell straight out
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讒言

ざんげん
false charge; slander; defamation
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過言

かごん、かげん
exaggeration; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; blunt saying
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多言

たげん
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
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合言葉

合い言葉、合い詞
あいことば
password; watchword; motto; slogan
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言霊

言魂、こと霊
ことだま
soul of language; power of words
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言明

げんめい
declaration; statement; assertion