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単刀直入， 短刀直入， たんとうちょくにゅう
1. straight to the point, point-blank, frank, direct
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尋ねる， 訊ねる， たずねる
1. to ask, to enquire, to inquire
2. to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
询问；搜寻, 寻找, 调查
に
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
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