determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning
口占口うら
くちうら
Noun
1.
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning, determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech
2.
divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
archaic
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二人は事前に口裏を合わせていたようだ。
It seems the two had coordinated their stories beforehand.
彼の証言は、他の証人の話と口裏が合わなかった。
His testimony didn't match the stories of the other witnesses.
相手の口裏を探ることで、本心を見抜くことができる。
By trying to discern the other person's true intentions from their words, you can see through their real feelings.
彼は口裏を合わせるのが得意で、嘘を巧妙に隠す。
He is good at coordinating stories and cleverly hides lies.
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