Results, speech
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- 長広舌を振るう【ちょうこうぜつをふるう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
- 口下手【くちべた】口べた Inflection
adjectival noun / noun:
- defective speech; slowness of speech; poor talker; tongue-tied person
彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。 He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.
- 尊大語【そんだいご】
noun:
- speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener - honorific language
- 言論を封殺する【げんろんをふうさつする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to suppress the freedom of speech
- 開口一番【かいこういちばん】
adverbial noun:
- at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth - four character idiom
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。 Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
- 所信表明演説【しょしんひょうめいえんぜつ】
noun:
- general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
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