The kenjogo or humble language used in Japanese to refer to oneself and the sonkeigo or honorific language used to describe the interlocutor are often toned down in English translation, as more accurate renderings might sound_____to an ear accustomed to more egalitarian phrasings.
a. servile
b. garrulous
c. obsequious
d. circumspect
e. querulous
f. loquacious
