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内うち幕まく話ばなし

Meanings

1

inside story; inside information

Refers to confidential or behind-the-scenes details, often about an event, organization, or decision-making process.

記き者しゃはその事じ件けんの内うち幕まく話ばなしを聞きき出だした。
The reporter got the inside story on the incident.
彼かれは会かい社しゃの内うち幕まく話ばなしを詳くわしく知しっている。
He knows the inside details of the company thoroughly.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
幕curtain, bunting, act of play
話tale, talk

Related words

内ない情じょう
内情 is a more formal term for internal affairs or circumstances, while 内幕話 is more colloquial and implies a narrative or juicy details.
裏うら話ばなし
裏話 also means inside story or behind-the-scenes talk, but often carries a slightly more gossipy or secretive nuance.

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内うち幕まく+話はなし

Etymology

Compound of 内幕 (uchimaku, 'inside curtain' → 'inside circumstances') and 話 (banashi, 'story'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with revealing hidden details.