婉曲(えんきょく)euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect

申(もう)し出(で)を露骨(ろこつ)にではなく婉曲(えんきょく)に断(ことわ)りました。

I declined the offer not blatantly but in a roundabout, indirect way. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

婉曲(えんきょく)な表現(ひょうげん)は直接的(ちょくせつてき)な表現(ひょうげん)よりも分(わ)かりにくいです。

Euphemistic expressions are harder to understand than direct expressions. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

彼(かれ)はいつも婉曲(えんきょく)な言(い)い回(まわ)しをするから話(はなし)がよく分(わ)からない。

Because he always uses roundabout expressions, it's hard to understand what he's saying. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

婉曲(えんきょく)に招待(しょうたい)を断(ことわ)ればこそ、断(ことわ)っても相手(あいて)に嫌(いや)な思(おも)いをさせずに済(す)みます。

By declining an invitation in a roundabout or indirect way, you can avoid making the other person feel bad even if you refuse. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

依頼(いらい)を婉曲(えんきょく)に断(ことわ)ったところで、あまりよく思(おも)われないことには変(か)わりません。

Even if you refuse a request in a roundabout or indirect way, it doesn't change the fact that it won't be well received. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}