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1 exact word match found in search '正直'
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1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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10 words found beginning with '正直'
expression
Honesty is the best policy  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, ichidan verb
honesty doesn't pay  (proverb)
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noun
honest person
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Most common form: 正直なところ
expression, adverb
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
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(same as above)
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expression
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
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stubbornly honest  (yojijukugo)
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honest to a fault; one's only strength being his (her) honesty; having no redeeming feature except for being honest  (yojijukugo)
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(of) straightforward honesty; steadfastly honest  (yojijukugo)
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expression
Honesty is the best policy; Honesty pays  (idiomatic expression)
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3 words found containing '正直' in any position
Most common form: 体は正直
expression
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)  (proverb; colloquialism)
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(same as above)
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expression
honesty is the best policy  (proverb)
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