言及

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 言及, read げんきゅう, means referring to an issue in speech or writing.
• Basic usage: It describes the extent to which a report mentions costs or a brief reference to research directions in a lecture.
  • 報告書は費用の問題にほとんど言及していない。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• ほとんど with a negative
  • ほとんど言及していない means that something was barely mentioned, not necessarily that it was never mentioned at all.