遠回し (とおまわし)indirect (roundabout) expression

indirect (roundabout) expressionadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 遠回し

永遠えいえんeternity; perpetuity
遠征えんせいexpedition; (military) campaign
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope
遠隔えんかくdistant; remote
敬遠けいえんpretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length
遠慮えんりょreserve; constraint
遠山えんざんdistant mountain
ご遠慮くださいごえんりょくださいplease refrain (from)
今回こんかいthis time; now
回復かいふくrestoration; rehabilitation
前回ぜんかいprevious time; last time
回戦かいせんevent with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.
回答かいとうreply; answer
一回いっかいonce; one time
回収かいしゅうcollection; recovery
回数かいすうnumber of times; frequency

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