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taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from
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to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
without concealing anything / to pass away / to die
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
taboo name / name of deceased
to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom)
to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳 of hierarchical superiors (old) / to violate a taboo / to use a taboo word or character
euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from; to avoid
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display


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