expression:

• I told you so - colloquialism ➜ 言わないことではない

adjectival noun:

• laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

noun:

• responsibility for one's words

noun:

• say-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys) ➜ 三猿

noun:

• language education

noun:

• word - archaism
• waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka) ➜ 和歌

ichidan verb:

• to be able to be expressed in words; to be sayable ➜ 言い表す

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

noun / ~する noun:

• verbal abuse

noun / ~する noun:

• language exchange

expression:

• would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

expression:

• that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

noun:

• linguistic psychology; psycholinguistics (esp. from a psychological standpoint) - Linguistics term ➜ 心理言語学

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

noun:

• language island; speech island - Linguistics term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

noun:

• replying; reply

expression / ichidan verb:

• to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

ichidan verb:

• to finish saying

noun:

• speech; expression; wording; language

noun:

• verbal expression ➜ 言い表す【いいあらわす】

expression:

• that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that ➜ 言うに事欠いて【いうにことかいて】

adjective:

• ineffable; inexpressible