chikugo
1. following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
Noun
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1. following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
1. Was not said literally.; Was not meant literally.
1. Humble speech; Modest language
1. It wasn't literally so.; It wasn't exactly as stated.
1. Probably.; Likely.
1. Probably saying; Likely stating
1. Wasn't literal.; Wasn't word-for-word.
1. Literally; Word for word
1. If said literally; If expressed verbatim
1. If/when literally; If said verbatim