Accepting compliments (without rejecting them)


I find it much more sincere to accept compliments and show how grateful I am
rather than to belittle myself. Therefore I would like to know some phrases in
Japanese to accept compliments and show my gratitude rather than overhumbling
myself (e.g. not まだまだ）.

How do you accept compliments in Japanese without coming off as really
arrogant (taking into consideration that the Japanese culture in general
highly values modesty and humility)? Although in the West it is certainly
possible to accept compliments and be modest at the same time.

E.g. in English we might say:

  * "I'm very happy to hear that!"
  * "I'm glad you liked it (for a performance or something like that)"
  * "It's very kind of you to say that."

Thank you




Yes, there are ways to say these kind of things. They don't sound super
arrogant to me, but I won't guarantee that they'll always be the perfect thing
to say. I went with ですます, but _keigo_ and plain form versions are possible as
well.

> "I'm very happy to hear that!"

「そう言ってくれて、とても嬉しい【うれしい】です。」

> "I'm glad you liked it"

「気に入って【いって】もらって嬉しいです。」

> "It's very kind of you to say that."

「優しい【やさしい】ことばをありがとうございます。」

