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Proverb
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
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having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
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to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
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俺が日本の総理大臣ならクリントンにガツンと言ってやるのになあ。
If I were prime minister, I'd give Clinton a good talking to.
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Computing
programming language
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皆さんはどんなプログラミング言語が好きですか?
What programming language does everybody like?
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stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
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retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
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彼のせりふは割り引いて聞いてよ。単に売り言葉に買い言葉というだけなんだから。
Don't let what he said get to you. He was just getting back at you for what you said.
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talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
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真理は多言を要せず。
Truth needs not many words.
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astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
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あの女性の男癖の悪さにはあきれて物が言えない。
The way that woman goes on with men shocks me.
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action before words; work before talk
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不言実行が俺のやり方。
My way is action not words.
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written word; written language
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スペイン語の書き言葉は、ほんのいくらかわかるが、スペイン語の話し言葉ときたら、ちんぷんかんぷんだ。
I can understand written Spanish just a little, but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.
