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Vocabulary (12)

• 乞巧奠

  きこうでん

  Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)

• 巧詐は拙誠に如かず

  こうさはせっせいにしかず

  better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

• 精妙巧緻

  せいみょうこうち

  exquisite and elaborate

• 繊巧

  せんこう

  fine workmanship

• 巧言

  こうげん

  flattery

• 大巧

  たいこう

  great talent

• 巧遅は拙速に如かず

  こうちはせっそくにしかず

  it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

• 工巧明

  くぎょうみょう

  silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)

• 巧と拙

  こうとせつ

  skillfulness and clumsiness

• 口巧者

  くちごうしゃ

  smooth-spoken

• 巧言令色すくなし仁

  こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

  those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion

• 巧を誇る

  こうをほこる

  to be of excellent workmanship