こけおどし【 虚仮威し 】 kokeodoshi
こけおどし【
虚仮威し
】kokeodoshi
Noun
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1. empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
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Essential 9 items
Noun
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こけおどしで
kokeodoshide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Empty threats; Bluffing
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こけおどしじゃないです
kokeodoshijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not just a show.; It's not bluffing.
Noun
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こけおどしでわありません
kokeodoshidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not merely bluff.; Not a false show of power.
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こけおどしだろう
kokeodoshidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably bluffing.; Probably posturing.
Noun
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こけおどしじゃありませんでした
kokeodoshijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a bluff.; It wasn't just for show.
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こけおどしじゃなかったです
kokeodoshijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't bluffing.; Wasn't pretending.
Noun
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こけおどしでしょう
kokeodoshideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably bluffing.; Probably just for show.
Noun
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こけおどしでわありませんでした
kokeodoshidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not mere bluster.; Was not a false show of force.
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こけおどしだったら
kokeodoshidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a bluff/false show of force.; If it were just a pretense.
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こけおどしであれば
kokeodoshideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's just a bluff; If it's a false threat
Noun
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こけおどしなら
kokeodoshinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when pretending to be intimidating; If/when bluffing
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