See 問答無用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "もん%どう",
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"t2": "uselessness, futility"
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"expansion": "問(もん)答(どう) (mondō, “dialogue”) + 無(む)用(よう) (muyō, “uselessness, futility”)",
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"english": "Inukai Tsuyoshi: You'll be convinced if you just listen to me.\nAssassins: No argument, shoot him!",
"ref": "1932, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Assassins of Inukai Tsuyoshi, May 15 incident:",
"roman": "Inukai tsuyoshi: Hanaseba wakaru.\nAnsatsu sha: Mondō muyō, ute!",
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"other": "もんどーむよー"
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"other": "もんどーむよー"
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"ref": "1932, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Assassins of Inukai Tsuyoshi, May 15 incident:",
"roman": "Inukai tsuyoshi: Hanaseba wakaru.\nAnsatsu sha: Mondō muyō, ute!",
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