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Pronunciation
遠回し( とおまわし ) の 言い方( いいかた ) は やめ て 、 要点( ようてん ) を お話( おはなし ) ください 。
遠回し (とおまわし) (adj-na,n) indirect (roundabout) expression [EDICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 言い方 (いいかた) (n) way of talking; speaking style; (P) [EDICT] は (葉) ใบไม้ [LongdoJP] () (int) (1) (pol) yes; (2) OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance); okay; (3) giddy-up; giddap; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r,aux-v,suf) (hon) (ksb [EDICT] () (suf) (ksb [EDICT] (歯) (n) tooth; (P) [EDICT] (刃) (n) edge (of a knife or sword); (P) [EDICT] (派) (n,n-suf) clique; faction; school; (P) [EDICT] (破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT] (葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT] やめる (止める) (v1,vt) (1) (止める, 已める only) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit; (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; (P) [EDICT] (已める) (v1,vt) (1) (止める, 已める only) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit; (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; (P) [EDICT] (廃める) (v1,vt) (1) (止める, 已める only) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit; (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; (P) [EDICT] (辞める) (v1,vt) to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (病める) (exp,adj-f) (1) (病める only) sick; ill; ailing; (v1,vi) (2) (arch) to hurt; to ache [EDICT] (痛める) (exp,adj-f) (1) (病める only) sick; ill; ailing; (v1,vi) (2) (arch) to hurt; to ache [EDICT] て () (conj) (col) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean [EDICT] () (prt) a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (also でも, っても) even if; even though; (int) (2) (abbr) (See さても) wow [EDICT] (手) (n) (1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (col) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (P) [EDICT] 要点 (ようてん) (n) gist; main point; (P) [EDICT] (yào diǎn, ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ) main point; essential [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] お話 (おはなし) (n) story; tale [EDICT] くださる (下さる) (v5aru) (hon) to give; to confer; (P) [EDICT]
