jmdict 2275900 Active (id#2323454)
<entry> <ent_seq>2275900</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>物は言いよう</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>ものは言いよう</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>物は言い様</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>物はいいよう</keb> <ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>ものはいいよう</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>smooth words make smooth ways</gloss> <gloss>it's not what you say; it's how you say it</gloss> </sense> </entry>
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