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[adj-i]
▶ seeming like an excuse ▶ seeming like a justification ▶ defensive ▶ in an apologetic tone |
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| 5. | A 2012-05-15 08:13:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | OK. |
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| 4. | A* 2012-05-15 05:34:15 Marcus | |
| Refs: | eij |
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| Diff: | @@ -14,0 +14,2 @@ +<gloss>defensive</gloss> +<gloss>in an apologetic tone</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2012-05-15 05:22:17 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | nikk |
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| Comments: | nikkoku has the base form, which supposedly gets 1.8 million base hits, so it may be worth keeping. although i'm really not sure how to gloss it well |
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| Diff: | @@ -5,1 +5,1 @@ -<keb>言い訳がましく</keb> +<keb>言い訳がましい</keb> @@ -8,1 +8,1 @@ -<reb>いいわけがましく</reb> +<reb>いいわけがましい</reb> @@ -11,2 +11,3 @@ -<pos>&adv;</pos> -<gloss>defensively, in self defense</gloss> +<pos>&adj-i;</pos> +<gloss>seeming like an excuse</gloss> +<gloss>seeming like a justification</gloss> |
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| 2. | A* 2012-05-15 04:15:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | This is just the adverbial form of 言い訳 + がましい. I have added がましく to WWWJDIC's kana dictionary so the glosser will handle it. Suggest rejection. |
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| 1. | A* 2012-05-14 23:26:37 Rick Papo <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/言い訳がましく |
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| Comments: | Encountered on page 35 of Takemiya Yuyuko's "Golden Time 2". |
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