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挨拶, あいさつ
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
2. speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address
3. reply, response
4. courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
Colloquialism
5. revenge, retaliation
挨拶に困った。
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挨拶回り, 挨拶まわり, あいさつ回り, あいさつまわり
courtesy call, going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody, making the rounds
挨拶より円札, あいさつよりえんさつ
Expression, Proverb, Humorous term, pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ
money speaks louder than words, money is better than (empty) words, yen bills over salutations
挨拶は時の氏神, あいさつはときのうじがみ
Expression, See 挨拶・9, See 時の氏神, Proverb
blessed are the peacemakers, one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
ご挨拶, ごあいさつ
Polite
1. greeting
Humorous term, used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark
2. a fine thing to say
舞台挨拶, 舞台あいさつ, ぶたいあいさつ
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
時候の挨拶, 時候のあいさつ, じこうのあいさつ
Expression
seasonal greeting, conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
儐
ヒン, すす.める, うやま.う, あいさつ
entertain guests