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人に善言を与うるは布帛よりも煖かなりひとにぜんげんをあたうるはふはくよりもあたたかなりExpressionskind words warm more than cloth
公言してはばからないこうげんしてはばからないExpressionsunhesitatingly declare; have no qualms about stating
別言すればべつげんすればExpressionsin other words; to put it differently
孤立した言語どくりつしたげんごExpressionslanguage isolate
巧言令色鮮し仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじんExpressionssmooth talk and flattering smiles often hide a lack of true kindness
忠言逆耳ちゅうげんぎゃくじExpressionsgood advice is harsh to the ears; honest advice is often unpleasant
恐々謹言きょうきょうきんげんExpressionsvery truly yours; sincerely yours
恐惶謹言きょうこうきんげんExpressionsvery truly yours; respectfully yours
換言すればかんげんすればExpressionsin other words; that is to say; to put it another way
有言不実行ゆうげんふじっこうExpressionsall talk, no action
綸言汗の如しりんげんあせのごとしExpressionsthe word of an emperor cannot be unsaid
言外にほのめかすげんがいにほのめかすExpressionshint at; imply; intimate
言を守るげんをまもるExpressionskeep one's word; keep a promise
言を左右にするげんをさゆうにするExpressionsequivocate; beat around the bush
言を待たないげんをまたないExpressionsneedless to say; it goes without saying