noun:

• word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") - e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく ➜ クッションワード

noun:

• associated word

noun:

• following a text word by word (e.g. when translating) ➜ 逐語訳・逐語的【ちくごてき】

noun:

• independent word; free-standing Japanese language elements (not auxiliaries or particles) - Linguistics term

noun:

• half-word - IT term

noun:

• obsolete word

noun:

• dependent word; auxiliaries and particles in Japanese - Linguistics term

expression:

• In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)

expression:

• without saying a word

noun:

• inverted word; verlan

noun:

• example of a word or phrase

noun:

• a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable - four character idiom

noun:

• sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)

noun:

• word count - IT term

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word - four character idiom ➜ 魯魚の誤り【ろぎょのあやまり】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep one's word

expression / adverb:

• in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

noun:

• news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information ➜ お知らせ
• omen

noun:

• keyword; key word; buzzword; catch-phrase
• keyword; search term; indexing term - IT term

noun:

• kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

noun:

• buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase; word (phrase) in fashion or on everybody's lips

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
• convention; rule
• destiny; fate

adverb:

• surely; upon my word; by Jove
• (with neg) by no means; never

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise - four character idiom