Nounwhat was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)

Nouncooked rice

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particlehaving fun; rejoicing

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particleeasy; simple; plain

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particleobedient; submissive; tame; slavish

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particlewinding; meandering

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particleaffectionately attached; reluctant to part

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)irresponsible; perfunctory; careless · lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague · (already) enough

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)indescribable; having no way to express

Interjection (kandoushi)no · you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

Nouncommittee member

Noundoctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic

Nouncommittee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

Nounchairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president

Nounone's say; one's point; one's case; one's claim · complaint; objection; grievance

Nounway of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbexcuse · explanation

Interjection (kandoushi)that's good; that's nice · like (on social media) · is that clear?; OK?; got that?

Interjection (kandoushi)no; nope

Nounexpression; phraseology

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with · to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto declare; to assert; to state definitively · to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto express (in words) · to confess

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto talk back; to answer back; to retort; to reply; to respond · to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

Noundoing as one is told; yes-man

Nounsentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nouneasygoing; optimistic; conceited

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to speak about

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say · embarrassing; delicate

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)completely submissive to another person

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)after the good comes the bad

I-adjective (keiyoushi)indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)indescribable

I-adjective (keiyoushi)seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)admitting no excuse

Nounforeign lands

Nounmedical staff; doctor

Nounfiancé; fiancée

Nounocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)

Nounleast weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Nounrice spoon

NounIdesia polycarpa; idesia

Noundirector of a medical clinic