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釈
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stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money
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exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
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study of biblical interpretation
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broad interpretation
Examples
それは拡大解釈だね。
That's stretching the point.
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Idiomatic expression
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha
Examples
釈迦に説法とは存じますが、医者も禁煙されたほうがよろしいのではないでしょうか。
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but wouldn't it be a good idea to stop smoking?
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Often as 遠慮会釈もなく
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
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abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
