Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
pretext; history; past; story
Adverb (fukushi)
according to ...; ... says
Originally respectful language; nowadays oft. used sarcastically
to say; to be pleased to say
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
according to ...; ... says
to say
it is hard to explain; it is hard to say
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