クッション言葉
kusshonkotoba
1. word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")
Noun
1. word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")
1. cushion
2. cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
1. speech; expression
1. spoken language; colloquial expression
1. password; watchword
2. motto; slogan
1. written word; written language
1. If/when it's words; If/when concerning words
1. It is not words.; It isn't words.
1. Probably words.; Likely speech.