single word; a few words; brief comment
silence (not speaking); muteness
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
verbal message; word (from someone)
will; testament; last request
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
every single word and phrase; word by word
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
spell; curse; incantation
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
abusive language; foul language
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
silent phone call (form of harassment)
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
(a few) words; phrase; expression
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
ascetic practice of silence
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
Chinese poem with seven characters per line
person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic
Chinese poem with five characters per line
executor (of a will); testamentary executor
a samurai never goes back on his word
poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
kanji "word" radical at left
warning message; warning label
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
following someone (on social media) without writing them a message (to introduce oneself)
rude word; inappropriate word; coarse language
every single word and phrase; each and every word
Shingon Shinto; any branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings
poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram
secret will and testament; sealed envelope will