句
Words/compounds
Example sentences
語句
その作家の文体は挿入語句が多い。
The writer has a parenthetic style.
The writer has a parenthetic style.
 
私はおろかにもその慣用語句を文字通りの意味で解釈してしまった。
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
文句
あのシロウト歌手は文句なくタレントショーで一位となった。
The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.
The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.
 
決まり文句は便利だ、熟慮の必要がないのだから。
A formula is very convenient, because you need not think about it.
A formula is very convenient, because you need not think about it.
 
東京に住んでいる外国のビジネスマンたちは、輸入欧米食料品の高価格にしばしば文句を言う。
Foreign businessmen living in Tokyo often complain of the high prices for imported western food.
Foreign businessmen living in Tokyo often complain of the high prices for imported western food.
句読法
綴りと句読法にもっと気を付けなくてはいけませんよ。
You must be more careful about spelling and punctuation.
You must be more careful about spelling and punctuation.