通言

common saying; slang; argot

通し狂言

とおしきょうげん

performance of an entire play

通り言葉

とおりことば

common saying, slang, argot

言葉通り

ことばどおり

exactly as stated, verbatim

言う通り

いうとおり

as (somebody) says

共通言語

きょうつうげんご

lingua franca

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave word with (a person), to state in one's will, to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention

言い古す

いいふるす

to say repeatedly, to say proverbially

言いさす

いいさす

to break off (mid-sentence), to stop (saying)

言い囃す

いいはやす

to praise, to spread or circulate a rumor (rumour)

言い表す

いいあらわす

to express (in words)

言い足す

いいたす

to say something additional, to add (to what was said before)

言い做す

いいなす

to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to describe

言い出す

いいだす

to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order

言いなす

いいなす

to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

言い落す

いいおとす

to omit, to forget to mention, to leave unspoken

言い直す

いいなおす

to correct oneself, to restate

言い返す

いいかえす

to talk back, to answer back, to retort