見ぬが花

みぬがはな

Prospect is often better than possession

言うに言われぬ

いうにいわれぬ

beyond expression, unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers, floriography, flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love

えも言われぬ

えもいわれぬ

indescribable (in praise of something), exquisite, inexpressible, indefinable

言わぬは言うにまさる

いわぬはいうにまさる

speech is silver, silence is golden

叶わぬ

かなわぬ

impossible (dream, etc.)

思わぬ

おもわぬ

unexpected, unforeseen

言わずもがな

いわずもがな

(it) goes without saying, needn't be said

言わ猿

いわざる いわさる

say-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)

うわ言

うわごと せんげん げいご

talking in delirium, incoherent muttering

言わば

いわば

so to speak, so to call it, as it were

言わす

いわす

to be able to say, to get someone to say, to induce someone to say, to let someone speak out

言い知れぬ

いいしれぬ

indescribable, inexpressible

一言も言わず

ひとこともいわず

without saying a word

花合わせ

はなあわせ

hana awase, type of hanafuda game

わがままを言う

わがままをいう

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

言われるがまま

いわれるがまま

(doing) as one is told

叶わぬ夢

かなわぬゆめ

impossible dream

変わらぬ

かわらぬ

constant, unchangeable, identical to