1
scolding;telling-off;rebuke;lecture
私が他の子供たちに言った小言はお前には当てはまらないよ。
The scolding I gave to the other children doesn't apply to you.
2
complaint;grumbling;fault-finding
奥さんのがみがみ小言にフレッドさんは大弱りの体であった。
Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.
Other forms
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