はけ口

はけぐち さばけぐち

outlet (e.g. for water or gas)

はきはき

briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly

口叩き

くちたたき

talking a lot, talkative person

口付き

くちつき くちづき

(in the shape of a) mouth

口利き

くちきき

mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman

焚き口

たきぐち

furnace opening

働き口

はたらきぐち

position, situation, employment, opening

口抜き

くちぬき

corkscrew

開き口

ひらきぐち

aperture

口拭き

くちふき

napkin

口書き

くちがき

writing with the brush in one's mouth

口説き

くどき

entreaty, imploring, begging

口は禍の元

くちはわざわいのもと

Out of the mouth comes evil

口をきく

to speak; to talk

口は災いの元

くちはわざわいのもと

words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

口は災いの門

くちはわざわいのかど

words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

病は口より入り禍は口より出ず

やまいはくちよりいりわざわいはくちよりいず

be moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth

口

くち く こう

counter for people or implements

口説き文句

くどきもんく

chat-up line, pick-up line, (loving) words