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オブラートに包む
オブラートにつつむ
1. [exp,v5m] [id]
▶ to say in a round-about way (not to upset)
▶ to cushion the blow
▶ to sugarcoat
▶ [lit] to wrap in wafer paper

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2022-11-02 21:50:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2022-11-02 21:27:22  hiroto42 <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>to sugarcoat</gloss>
3. A 2018-06-15 05:41:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Trimming.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>to say (something) in a round-about way (to not upset somebody else)</gloss>
+<gloss>to say in a round-about way (not to upset)</gloss>
2. A* 2018-06-14 15:37:10  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij gg5
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,4 @@
-<gloss>use an indirect expression</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>to say (something) in a round-about way (to not upset somebody else)</gloss>
+<gloss>to cushion the blow</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">to wrap in wafer paper</gloss>
1. A 2010-11-06 00:04:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Added additional PoS via batch update.Added additional PoS via batch update.
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>

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