挨拶

あいさつ

greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody

挨拶状

あいさつじょう

greeting card

不挨拶

ぶあいさつ

incivility; impoliteness

挨拶語

あいさつご

greeting words, words of greeting

挨拶文

あいさつぶん

greeting phrase (in letter, etc.), salutation

ご挨拶

ごあいさつ

greeting

挨拶回り

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

舞台挨拶

ぶたいあいさつ

on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play

一挨一拶

いちあいいっさつ

dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

年頭挨拶

ねんとうあいさつ

New Year's greetings

挨拶は時の氏神

あいさつはときのうじがみ

blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator

時候の挨拶

じこうのあいさつ

seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season

挨拶代わり

あいさつがわり

substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

挨拶まわり

あいさつまわり

courtesy call, making the rounds

挨拶を交わす

あいさつをかわす

to exchange greetings

挨拶より円札

あいさつよりえんさつ

money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations

抜き足で

ぬきあしで

stealthily

抜き

ぬき

without, not including, dispensed with

冗談抜きで

じょうだんぬきで

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness