彼女に望むのは、歯に衣着せないで本音を言って欲しいということだ。

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English Translation

I wish she wouldn't pussyfoot about it and just say what she means.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)に望(のぞ)むのは、歯(は)に衣(ころも)着(き)せないで本音(ほんね)を言(い)って欲(ほ)しいということだ。

Romanji

Kanojo ni nozomu no wa, ha ni koromo kisenaide honne o itte hoshii toiu koto da.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

歯 (は)

tooth

衣 (きぬ、い)

clothing; garment; dress

着せる (きせる)

to put clothes on (someone); to plate; to gild; to veneer; to accuse (of some crime); to give (a bad name)

本音 (ほんね)

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative