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嘘
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Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
Examples
彼が言ったことが嘘であることが解った。
What he said turned out to be false.
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Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
mistake; error
Examples
えっ嘘でしょ。
Oh my God, I can't believe this.
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Common noun
unwise move; bad decision
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Colloquial; Interjection
no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
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to tell a lie; to fib
Examples
うそをつくのは悪いことだと思う。
I think it's wrong to tell a lie.
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Colloquial
total lie; downright lie
Examples
一郎はどことなく傷ついたように言ったが、それが嘘っぱちであることはこいつとの長年の付き合いが教えてくれた。
Ichiro sounded somehow upset but my long years of hanging out with him told me that it was out and out fake.
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faking crying; crocodile tears
Examples
花乃、嘘泣きはたまーにやるから効果あるんだぞ。
Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!
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Proverb
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
Examples
諺にある通り「嘘も方便」だ。
As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."
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Idiomatic expression
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
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Proverb
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
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incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
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Jocular, humorous term; Play on 言う and 結う
having never told a lie