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曰くいわくFreq #5644
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Common noun

pretext; history; past; story

Examples
ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
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Adverb (fukushi)

according to ...; ... says

Examples
賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
のたまう宣う曰うのたもうTransitiveHonorificUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #22687
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Originally respectful language; nowadays oft. used sarcastically

to say; to be pleased to say

のたまわく曰わく宣わく曰くAdverbUsually kanaFreq #119084
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according to ...; ... says

子曰くしいわくしのたまわくExpression
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At the beginning of chapters in the Analects of Confucius

the Master said ...; Confucius said ...

いわくつきいわく付き曰く付きNoun～の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #49589
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with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

いわくありげ曰くありげ～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #76229
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meaningful; suggestive

曰く言い難しいわくいいがたしExpressionFreq #282714
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it is hard to explain; it is hard to say

宣ふ曰ふのたまうのたもうTransitiveHonorificArchaicYodan verbFreq #197561
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to say