[きょきょじつじつ, kyokyojitsujitsu] (n, adj-no) full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
[きじもなかずばうたれまい, kijimonakazubautaremai] (exp) avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries