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[adj-no]
《oft. a humble ref. to a gift》 ▶ poor excuse (of a) ▶ nearly non-existent ▶ barely sufficient ▶ token (effort, etc.) ▶ symbolic |
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| 3. | A 2018-06-05 05:50:32 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -13 +13 @@ -<gloss>poor excuse (of a/an)</gloss> +<gloss>poor excuse (of a)</gloss> @@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<gloss>symbolic</gloss> |
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| 2. | A* 2018-05-31 07:00:14 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 実用日本語表現辞典: "自分からの謝礼や贈り物などをへりくだって言う表現。" eij "beggarly" but also "in passing", "token" and "申し訳程度の水着を着る wear an apology for a bathing suit" used in a daijr entry: 託言許り ほんの申し訳程度。 「しるしなき思ひとぞきく富士のねも－のけぶりなるらむ／後撰 恋六」 a gg5 example: ほんの申し訳程度 [a mere] apology for 《a nose》; an [a poor] excuse of 《a house》; token 《sconcession》 |
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| Comments: | seems worth including, but tricky to gloss. |
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| Diff: | @@ -12 +12,3 @@ -<gloss>token effort</gloss> +<s_inf>oft. a humble ref. to a gift</s_inf> +<gloss>poor excuse (of a/an)</gloss> +<gloss>nearly non-existent</gloss> @@ -13,0 +16 @@ +<gloss>token (effort, etc.)</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2018-05-28 10:59:15 | |
| Refs: | https://www.weblio.jp/content/申し訳程度 |
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| Comments: | 「申し訳程度にノックする。」 |
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