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N1 Expressions

おっしゃる(とお)I agree with you, it is as (someone) says

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      I agree with you, it is as (someone) says

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    おっしゃる通り 【おっしゃるとおり】仰るとおり 【おっしゃるとおり】仰る通り 【おっしゃるとおり】

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      部下(ぶか):「全部(ぜんぶ)部長(ぶちょう)おっしゃる(とお)です。」

      Subordinate: "Everything is as the department manager says." {I agree with you, it is as (someone) says}

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      (ひと)(ごと):「神様(かみさま)おっしゃる(とお)人々(ひとびと)(やさ)しくするべきだ…。」

      Monologue: "It is as God says, we should be kind to people..." {I agree with you, it is as (someone) says}

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      後輩(こうはい):「先輩(せんぱい)おっしゃる(とお)(わたし)(たち)はもっと練習(れんしゅう)をした(ほう)()いです。」

      Junior: "As you say, Senior, it would be better for us to practice more." {I agree with you, it is as (someone) says}

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      上司(じょうし)迫力(はくりょく)圧倒(あっとう)されて同僚(どうりょう)(たち)おっしゃる(とお)上司(じょうし)肯定(こうてい)だけする始末(しまつ)だ。

      Overwhelmed by the boss's intensity, my colleagues end up just affirming the boss, saying things like "I agree with you, it is as you say". {I agree with you, it is as (someone) says}

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      先輩(せんぱい)おっしゃる(とお)後輩(こうはい)先輩(せんぱい)をなめるのはあるまじき態度(たいど)(ゆる)されません。

      As my senior says, it is unforgivable for a junior to disrespect a senior. It's an attitude that should not be tolerated. {I agree with you, it is as (someone) says}

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