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Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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Vocabulary list

benzetsu
noun
  1. speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
gin
noun, no adjective
  1. silver (Ag)
noun
  1. silver coin; money
  2. silver medal
noun, no adjective
  1. silver colour; silver color
noun
  1. bank
  2. silver general
chinmoku
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
  2. reticence; inaction
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kin
noun
  1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
no adjective, noun
  1. valuable; of highest value
noun
  1. money; gold coin
  2. Friday
  3. metal (fourth of the five elements)
  4. Jin dynasty (China, 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. gold general
noun
  1. testicles
suffix, counter
  1. karat; carat

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