Results, tongue-twister
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- アンブシュア・アンブシュール
noun:
- embouchure; position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument - From French
- mouthpiece of a musical instrument
- こんにゃく《蒟蒻・菎蒻》コンニャク
noun:
- konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue
- konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly - Food term
- 言い損なう【いいそこなう】言損なう・言いそこなう Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue
- to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
- 目は口ほどに物を言う【めはくちほどにものをいう】目は口程に物を言う
expression:
- one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う
- 舌が回る【したがまわる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
- 山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い【さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい】
expression:
- size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb
- 口下手【くちべた】口べた Inflection
adjectival noun / noun:
- defective speech; slowness of speech; poor talker; tongue-tied person
彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。 He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.
- 出かかる【でかかる】出掛かる・出懸かる・出掛る・出懸る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
- クレオール
noun:
- creole (pidgin which has become a mother tongue) - From French
- Creole (person of mixed ancestry, esp.in the Caribbean)
- 咄々【とつとつ】咄咄 Inflection
adjectival noun / adverb:
- (tongue) clicking; groaning; exclamation of surprise
- サンセベリア・サンセベーリア
noun:
- sansevieria (esp. mother-in-law's tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata); sanseveria - From Latin
- もつれる☆《縺れる》 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to get entangled; to get tangled; to tangle
- to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over ➜ 舌が縺れる
- to become complicated
Kanji
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