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一言に尽きる
【 ひとことにつきる 】
1. [exp,v1]
《often Ｘの一言に尽きる》
▶ to sum it up in one word
▶ ... is the word for it

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2013-01-17 07:08:15  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5 (example), Eijiro
  Diff: 
@@ -12,0 +12,2 @@
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<s_inf>often Ｘの一言に尽きる</s_inf>
@@ -13,0 +15,1 @@
+<gloss>... is the word for it</gloss>
1. A* 2012-12-30 15:39:30  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
http://www.websaru.info/尽きる;竭きる.html  
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1041107935
  Comments: 
This seems to occur most often as "Xの一言に尽きる" "The word to describe it is X", but I also found it without の.

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