口 ばかり kuchibakari
kuchibakari
Noun
1. all talk (and no action)
あいつは口 ばかりで、誠意 がないね。巧言 令色 少 なし仁 とはよくいったもんだ。
aitsuwa kuchibakaride sēiga naine. kōgenrēshoku sukunashi jintowa yoku itta monda
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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あいつは口 ばかりで、誠意 がないね。巧言 令色 少 なし仁 とはよくいったもんだ。
aitsuwa kuchibakaride sēiga naine. kōgenrēshoku sukunashi jintowa yoku itta monda
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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kuchibakaride
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. All talk and no action.; Empty words.
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kuchibakarija arimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not just talk.; It's not all talk.
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kuchibakaridewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not just talk.; It's more than words.
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kuchibakaridarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably just talk.; All talk, no action.
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kuchibakarija arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't just talk.; It wasn't all talk.
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kuchibakarijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't just talk.; Wasn't all talk.
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kuchibakarideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably just talk.; It's likely just words.
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kuchibakaridewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't just talk.; Wasn't merely words.
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