Meanings

vulgar word

motto

standard language (used in government, education, etc.)

silence

silence

dependent word (i.e. auxiliaries and particles; in Japanese)

compound word

story

French (language)

to tell (a story)

written language

military term

The Tale of the Heike

American English

(not even) a few words

complement

mother tongue

language of one's country

Beijing dialect (of Mandarin)

elegant words