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expression, Godan-u verb
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to be beaten hollow, to be argued into silence
expression
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Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)(yojijukugo)
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恐々謹言【きょうきょうきんげん】
noun
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make-believe fiction(derogatory, yojijukugo)
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狂言綺語【きょうげんきぎょ】
noun
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place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage(where the interlude kyogen actors wait)
See also:間狂言
noun
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supporting, but indispensable role, major supporting role
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狂言廻し【きょうげんまわし】
expression
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Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)(yojijukugo)
noun
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last piece in a kabuki programme
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切り狂言【きりきょうげん】
expression, suru verb (special)
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to give candid advice, to give harsh but honest advice, to admonish
expression, Godan-u verb
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to verbally attack (violently), to run down, to criticize severely, to criticise severely
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糞みそに言う【くそみそにいう】
expression, adjective
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(I) won't say anything no matter what, to be unwilling to tell even under threat
expression, Godan-u verb
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to say time and time again, to say till you're blue in the face
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口をすっぱくして言う【くちをすっぱくしていう】
noun
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word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")(e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく)
See also:クッションワード
noun
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tedious talk, repetition, complaint
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tongue-twister(obscure)
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繰言【くりごと】
noun
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sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)(archaism, linguistics)
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廓言葉【くるわことば】
、郭詞【くるわことば】
、廓詞【くるわことば】
noun
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CDL, Computer Design Language(computer term)
noun
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computational linguistics(linguistics)(more common than 計量言語学)
expression
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going straight to the point, cutting it short, as it turns out
expression, noun
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subtext, implication, connotation, implicit meaning, between the lines
noun, auxillary suru verb
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offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.), proposal, suggestion, advice
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献言【けんげん】
noun
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every single word and phrase, each and every word(yojijukugo)
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言言句句【げんげんくく】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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acting up to one's words, consistency between speech and action(yojijukugo)
noun
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inconsistency of speech and action, failing to act up to one's words, not practicing what one preaches(yojijukugo)
noun, na-adjective
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inconsistency between one's words and actions, insincerity, saying one thing and doing another
noun
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linguistic conceptualism(linguistics)
noun
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speech-impaired person, person with a speech impediment, mute
noun
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linguistic psychology, psycholinguistics (esp. from a psychological standpoint)(linguistics)
See also:心理言語学
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