Flattery
Compliment
noun
When you quit your current generation to join an older one, you'll need to use all kinds of flattery. Older people love being flattered; so be nice and give them some compliments.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Just watch out, as the 世 gets shortened from せい to せ! You can memorize this by remembering to be short and sweet with your flattery, don't make it too long and overcomplicated!
お世辞をならべる
to shower with flattering words
お世辞を使う
to use flattery
お世辞を言う
to flatter
コウイチは心にもないお世辞を言うのが下手です。
Koichi is not good at giving insincere compliments.
お世辞で日本語が上手だと言われるのは好きではありません。
I don't like being told that my Japanese is good just to flatter me.
うーん、これはお世辞にも上手とは言えないね。
Hmm, there's no way to sugarcoat it: this just isn't well done.