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Poetical term
to talk to oneself; to mutter
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to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
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no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
Examples
「聞いたよ、光一」「まあ皆までいうなって。分かってる。神社の夏祭りの一件でしょ?」
"I've heard about it, Koichi." "You don't need to say anything more, I know. It's the summer festival incident at the shrine, right?"
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Proverb
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
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it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
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「騙された」と言ってしまえばそれまでですが、「うまい話」に乗った当人であることは間違いありません。
If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
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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ったのに。
I told you again and again.
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all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
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これだけ悪口雑言を浴びせられれば、後は怖いものなどありゃしない。かえってすっきりするよ。
I'm not afraid of anything after having verbal abuse heaped on me like that. In fact, I feel empowered by it.
