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with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
Examples
極端に言うと、彼は、自己のテーゼに完全に自信を持っているものが発揮できる虚心坦懐さで書いてはいないのである。
He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.
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Proverb
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Examples
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
