| 1 | 言葉 (ことば) |
| (n) word(s) |
| 2 | 御言 (みこと) |
| (n) (hon) the spoken words of the emperor or a noble |
| 3 | 三言 (みこと) |
| (n) three words |
| 4 | 言う事 (いうこと) |
| (n) instructions |
| 5 | お言葉 (おことば) |
| (exp) (1) availing myself of your kind offer |
| 6 | 御言葉 (おことば) |
| (exp) (1) availing myself of your kind offer |
| 7 | 片言 (かたこと) |
| (n) a smattering |
| 8 | 言挙げ (ことあげ) |
| (n,vs) a mention |
| 9 | 言霊 (ことだま) |
| (n) soul or power of language |
| 10 | 言付け (ことづけ) |
| (n,vs) (verbal) message |
| 11 | 言伝て (ことづて) |
| (n) (oral) message |
| 12 | 言伝 (ことづて) |
| (n) (oral) message |
| 13 | 言の葉 (ことのは) |
| (n) literary word |
| 14 | 言祝ぐ (ことほぐ) |
| (v5g,vt) to congratulate |
| 15 | 徒言 (ただこと) |
| (n) (arch) plain speech |
| 16 | 只言 (ただこと) |
| (n) (arch) plain speech |
| 17 | 直言 (ただこと) |
| (n) (arch) plain speech |
| 18 | 戯言 (たわこと) |
| (n) nonsense |
| 19 | ひと言 (ひとこと) |
| (n,vs) single word |
| 20 | 一言 (ひとこと) |
| (n,vs) single word |
| 21 | 二言 (ふたこと) |
| (n) (1) two words |
| 22 | 合言葉 (あいことば) |
| (n) password |
| 23 | 合い言葉 (あいことば) |
| (n) password |
| 24 | 忌み言葉 (いみことば) |
| (n) (1) taboo word |
| 25 | 忌言葉 (いみことば) |
| (n) (1) taboo word |
| 26 | 売り言葉 (うりことば) |
| (n) inflammatory words |
| 27 | 買い言葉 (かいことば) |
| (n) tit for tat |
| 28 | 書き言葉 (かきことば) |
| (n) the written word |
| 29 | 口言葉 (くちことば) |
| (n) words in common use |
| 30 | 国言葉 (くにことば) |
| (n) national language |
| 31 | 言付かる (ことづかる) |
| (v5r,vt) to be entrusted with |
| 32 | 言づける (ことづける) |
| (v1,vt) to send word |
| 33 | 言付ける (ことづける) |
| (v1,vt) to send word |
| 34 | 言葉数 (ことばかず) |
| (n) (1) number of words |
| 35 | 言葉書き (ことばがき) |
| (n) foreword to a collection of poems |
| 36 | 言葉狩り (ことばがり) |
| (n) word-hunting |
| 37 | 言葉質 (ことばじち) |
| (n) a promise or pledge |
| 38 | 言葉尻 (ことばじり) |
| (n) word ending |
| 39 | 言葉付き (ことばつき) |
| (n) wording |
| 40 | 言葉典 (ことばてん) |
| (n) dictionary |
| 41 | 里言葉 (さとことば) |
| (n) dialect |
| 42 | 棄言葉 (すてことば) |
| (n) sharp parting remark |
| 43 | 花言葉 (はなことば) |
| (n) language of flowers |
| 44 | 二言目 (ふたことめ) |
| (n) the constant burden of some people's talk |
| 45 | ほめ言葉 (ほめことば) |
| (n) words of praise |
| 46 | 褒め言葉 (ほめことば) |
| (n) words of praise |
| 47 | 褒言葉 (ほめことば) |
| (n) words of praise |
| 48 | 誉め言葉 (ほめことば) |
| (n) words of praise |
| 49 | 文字言葉 (もじことば) |
| (n) slang created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with "moji" |
| 50 | 重ね言葉 (かさねことば) |
| (n) redundancy |
| 51 | 堅い言葉 (かたいことば) |
| (n) stiff speech |
| 52 | 京言葉 (きょうことば) |
| (n,adj-no) (1) Kyoto pronunciation |
| 53 | 郭言葉 (くるわことば) |
| (n) language used in red-light districts during the Edo period |
| 54 | 言葉使い (ことばづかい) |
| (n,vs) speech |
| 55 | 言葉遣い (ことばづかい) |
| (n,vs) speech |
| 56 | 言葉どおり (ことばどおり) |
| (n,adj-no) exactly as stated |
| 57 | 言葉通り (ことばどおり) |
| (n,adj-no) exactly as stated |
| 58 | 言葉のあや (ことばのあや) |
| (n) figure of speech |
| 59 | 言葉の綾 (ことばのあや) |
| (n) figure of speech |
| 60 | 言葉の壁 (ことばのかべ) |
| (n) language barrier |
| 61 | 言葉を継ぐ (ことばをつぐ) |
| (exp) to continue (to say) |
| 62 | 逆さ言葉 (さかさことば) |
| (n) word said backwards |
| 63 | 徒言歌 (ただことうた) |
| (n) plain form (of waka) |
| 64 | と言うことは (ということは) |
| (exp,adv) (uk) that is to say |
| 65 | 通り言葉 (とおりことば) |
| (n) common saying |
| 66 | 話し言葉 (はなしことば) |
| (n) spoken language |
| 67 | 話言葉 (はなしことば) |
| (n) spoken language |
| 68 | 囃子言葉 (はやしことば) |
| (n) meaningless words in a song for rhythm |
| 69 | 流行言葉 (はやりことば) |
| (n) buzzword |
| 70 | 流行り言葉 (はやりことば) |
| (n) buzzword |
| 71 | 武者言葉 (ぶしゃことば) |
| (n) (obsc) samurai words & phrases |
| 72 | 御国言葉 (みくにことば) |
| (n) (arch) Japanese (language) |
| 73 | 大和言葉 (やまとことば) |
| (n) ancient or primordial Japanese language |
| 74 | あそばせ言葉 (あそばせことば) |
| (n) polite language used by women |
| 75 | 遊ばせ言葉 (あそばせことば) |
| (n) polite language used by women |
| 76 | 言うことを聞く (いうことをきく) |
| (exp) to do what one is told to |
| 77 | 言わでもの事 (いわでものこと) |
| (exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying |
| 78 | 言わでものこと (いわでものこと) |
| (exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying |
| 79 | 片言交じり (かたことまじり) |
| (n) babbling |
| 80 | 言葉に詰まる (ことばにつまる) |
| (exp) to be at a loss for words |
| 81 | 言葉をかける (ことばをかける) |
| (exp,v1) to speak to |
| 82 | 言葉を掛ける (ことばをかける) |
| (exp,v1) to speak to |
| 83 | 言葉を濁す (ことばをにごす) |
| (exp) to not commit oneself |
| 84 | 下町言葉 (したまちことば) |
| (n) working-class accent or dialect |
| 85 | 早口言葉 (はやくちことば) |
| (n) tongue twister |
| 86 | 二言三 (ふたことみこと) |
| (n) a few words |
| 87 | 言葉に甘える (ことばにあまえる) |
| (exp) to accept an offer |
| 88 | 言葉を交える (ことばをまじえる) |
| (exp) to exchange words |
| 89 | と言うことはない (ということはない) |
| (exp) (uk) it is not possible (to, that) |
| 90 | 刺の有る言葉 (とげのあることば) |
| (n) stinging (barbed) words |
| 91 | 一言二 (ひとことふたこと) |
| (exp) a word or two |
| 92 | 一言も言わず (ひとこともいわず) |
| (exp) without saying a word |
| 93 | 人の事を言う (ひとのことをいう) |
| (exp) to find fault with other people rather than oneself |
| 94 | コヘレトの言葉 (コヘレトのことば) |
| (n) Ecclesiastes (trans: words of Qohelet) (book of the Bible) |
| 95 | 言古した言葉 (いいふるしたことば) |
| (n) hackneyed saying |
| 96 | 言い古した言葉 (いいふるしたことば) |
| (n) hackneyed saying |
| 97 | 言わずもがなの事 (いわずもがなのこと) |
| (exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying |
| 98 | 言わずもがなのこと (いわずもがなのこと) |
| (exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying |
| 99 | 二言三言言う (ふたことみこという) |
| (exp) to say a few words |
| 100 | アセンブリー言葉 (アセンブリーことば) |
| (n) assembly language |