noun:

• counting time orally

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's mouth (to talk)

noun:

• oral literature; folklore ➜ 口承文学

noun:

• uvula

adjectival noun / noun:

• slow of speech; prudent

noun / ~する noun:

• spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; summoning a spirit and giving him voice (esp. when done by a female shaman)

noun:

• medium; channeler ➜ 巫女【みこ】

noun:

• kanji "mouth" radical at left (radical 30)

noun:

• public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to throw in a suggestion

noun / ~の noun:

• way of speaking; profession

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

noun:

• oral literature; folk literature ➜ 口承文芸

noun:

• voluble; eloquent

expression / ichidan verb:

• to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)

adjective:

• slow of speech; prudent

noun:

• muzzle loading gun - obscure term

noun:

• mouth; speech ［く］ - Buddhism term

suffix / counter:

• counter for people or implements - usu. こう

expression:

• zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips - colloquialism ➜ チャック

godan ~む verb / expression:

• to hold one's tongue; to shut up

adjectival noun / noun:

• rapid talking

noun:

• mouth; lips
• shape of the mouth
• near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

adjective:

• smooth talking

noun:

• corkscrew

adjective:

• discreet; tight-lipped

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open