明日の事を言えば鬼が笑う

あすのことをいえばおにがわらう

Nobody knows the morrow, speak of tomorrow and the demons laugh

来年のことを言うと鬼が笑う

らいねんのことをいうとおにがわらう

nobody knows the morrow; speak of next year and the ogres laugh

来年の事を言うと鬼が笑う

らいねんのことをいうとおにがわらう

Nobody knows the morrow, speak of next year and the demons laugh

鬼が笑う

おにがわらう

to be laughable, to be unrealistic

人のことを言う

ひとのことをいう

to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

と言えば

といえば

speaking of

実を言えば

じつをいえば

as a matter of fact, to tell the truth

欲を言えば

よくをいえば

ideally; if one were to wish for more

言うところの

いうところの

what is called, as it is called, the so-called, known as, so to speak

ああ言えばこう言う

ああいえばこういう

to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark

言うことを聞く

いうことをきく

to do what one is told to, to take someone's advice, to listen to what someone says

人のこと言えない

ひとのこといえない

not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking

鬼宿日

きしゅくにち

"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)

言えば

いえば

speaking of

明日は明日の風が吹く

あしたはあしたのかぜがふく

Tomorrow will take care of itself

と言うことは

ということは

that is to say, so that means

と言うことだ

ということだ

I've heard that..., rumour has it that...

と言うところ

というところ とゆうところ

a state called, a position described as, can sum up as, approximates to

実の事を言うと

じつのことをいうと

to tell the truth, in actuality, in reality