誰もが賛辞を耳にするのは好きであるが、過剰な賛辞は誠実さを感じさせないという逆の効果をもつ。

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English Translation

Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.

Furigana

誰(だれ)もが賛辞(さんじ)を耳(みみ)にするのは好(す)きであるが、過剰(かじょう)な賛辞(さんじ)は誠実(せいじつ)さを感(かん)じさせないという逆(ぎゃく)の効果(こうか)をもつ。

Romanji

Dare mo ga sanji o mimi ni suru no wa suki de aru ga, kajōna sanji wa seijitsusa o kanjisasenai toiu gyaku no kōka o motsu.

Words

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

賛辞 (さんじ)

eulogy; compliment

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.

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

過剰 (かじょう)

excess; over-

誠実 (せいじつ)

sincere; honest; faithful

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

逆 (ぎゃく)

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

効果 (こうか)

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of