陰口 kageguchi
kageguchi
Noun
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1. malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
だれか人 に、言 い分があったら、陰口 をいわないで、その人 に面 と向 かっていいなさい。
dareka hitoni iibunga attara kageguchio iwanaide sono hitoni mento mukatte iinasai.
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
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だれか人 に、言 い分があったら、陰口 をいわないで、その人 に面 と向 かっていいなさい。
dareka hitoni iibunga attara kageguchio iwanaide sono hitoni mento mukatte iinasai.
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
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kageguchide
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1. Backbiting; Speaking ill of someone behind their back.
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kageguchijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not backbiting.; It is not speaking ill of others behind their backs.
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kageguchidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not backbiting.; It is not speaking ill of others.
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kageguchijanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't backbiting.; Wasn't speaking ill of someone behind their back.
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kageguchijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not backbiting.; Was not speaking ill of [someone].
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kageguchijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't gossiping.; Wasn't speaking ill of [someone].
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kageguchideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably gossip.; Probably talk behind someone's back.
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kageguchidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not backbiting.; Was not speaking ill of.
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kageguchidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when shadowy/backbiting; If/when speaking behind someone's back
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kageguchideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when malicious talk; If/when backbiting
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kageguchinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when spoken behind one's back; If/when gossiped about
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