虚心坦懐に申し上げる。今から言うことは、言葉どおりに受け取ってほしい。

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虚心坦懐 に 申し上げる 。 今 から 言う こと は 、 言葉どおり に 受け取って ほしい 。

English Translation

I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.

Furigana

虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい)に申(もう)し上(あ)げる。今(いま)から言(い)うことは、言葉(ことば)どおりに受(う)け取(と)ってほしい。

Romanji

Kyoshintankai ni mōshiageru. ima kara iu koto wa, kotobadōri ni uketotte hoshii.

Words

虚心坦懐 (きょしんたんかい)

with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid

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

申し上げる (もうしあげる)

to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.); to do

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

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

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

は (は)

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

言葉通り (ことばどおり)

exactly as stated; verbatim

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

欲しい (ほしい)

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

Kanji

虚

Readings: キョ、 コ、 むな.しい、 うつ.ろ

Meanings: void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

坦

Readings: タン、 たいら

Meanings: level, wide

懐

Readings: カイ、 エ、 ふところ、 なつ.かしい、 なつ.かしむ、 なつ.く、 なつ.ける、 なず.ける、 いだ.く、 おも.う

Meanings: pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast

申

Readings: シン、 もう.す、 もう.し-、 さる

Meanings: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up