Results, excuse

JLPTN2
口実☆【こうじつkoujitsu】

noun:

  • excuse; pretext

彼女kanojoはha自分jibunにni不利furiになるninaruようなyouna口実koujitsuをwo彼kareにni与えたataeta。 She gave him a handle against her.

JLPTN1
言い訳☆【いいわけiiwake】言いわけ・言訳・言い分け・言分け Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • excuse
  • explanation

他人taninのno悪事akujiをwo引き合いhikiaiにni出してdashite自分jibunのno悪事akujiのno言い訳iiwakeをwoするsuruことはできないkotohadekinai。 Two wrongs don't make a right.

ジェーンJEENはha自分jibunのno言い訳iiwakeがga正しいtadashiiとto主張shuchouしたshita。 Jane insisted that she was right.

謝り☆【あやまりayamari】

noun:

  • excuse; apology
申し開き【もうしひらきmoushihiraki】申開き

noun:

  • excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
遁辞【とんじtonji】

noun:

  • excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
言い開き【いいひらきiihiraki】言開き

noun:

  • excuse; explanation; justification; vindication
弁疏【べんそbenso】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • excuse; plea; defense; defence
JLPTN1
弁解☆【べんかいbenkai】辯解old Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

そのsono失策shissakuにはniha弁解benkaiのno余地yochiがgaないnai。 This fault admits of no excuse.

弁明☆【べんめいbenmei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • explanation; excuse; vindication; apology

君kimiはha自分jibunのno不始末fushimatsuをwoどうdou弁明benmeiするsuruのnoかka。 What account can you give of your misbehavior?

言い逃れ☆【いいのがれiinogare】言逃れ・言い逃がれirr.

noun:

  • evasion; excuse; subterfuge
託言【たくげんtakugen・かごとkagoto・かずけごとkazukegoto】

noun:

  • pretext; excuse; plea
  • message (esp. oral)
JLPTN2
きっかけkikkake★《切っ掛け・切掛・切掛け・切っかけ・切っ掛・切かけ》キッカケKIKKAKE

noun:

  • chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

彼等kareraはha彼kareにni逃げるnigeruきっかけkikkakeをwo与えたataeta。 They gave him a chance to escape.

きかっけkikakke

noun:

  • chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion - variant form of 切っ掛け ➜ きっかけ
JLPTN3
申し訳☆【もうしわけmoushiwake】申しわけ・申訳・申し分け・申分け・申し訳けirr.・申分irr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • apology; excuse

遅くosokuなっnaてte申し訳moushiwakeありariませmaseんn。 I'm sorry for being late.

JLPTN1
詫び☆【わびwabi】

noun:

彼kareがga彼女kanojoにniおoわびwabiをwoするsuruのnoはha理の当然rinotouzenであるdearu。 It stands to reason that he should apologize to her.

自己弁護【じこべんごjikobengo】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • self-justification; excuse - four character idiom
逃げ口上【にげこうじょうnigekoujou】

noun:

  • evasive answer; excuse
かこつけkakotsuke《託つけ・託け》

noun:

  • pretext; excuse
辞柄【じへいjihei】

noun:

  • pretext; excuse
仮借【かしゃくkashaku・かしゃkasha】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • pardon; extenuation; excuse ［かしゃく］
  • borrowing ［かしゃく］

noun:

  • borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
付かたり【つかたりtsukatari】

noun:

  • addition; accessory; appendage; supplement; appendix; complement; excuse
言付け【ことづけkotozuke】託け Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • (verbal) message
  • excuse; pretext

私のwatashino言付けkotozukeがgaあったattaでしょうdeshouねne。 There was a message for me, wasn't there?

言い草【いいぐさiigusa】言いぐさ・言い種・言草・言種

noun:

  • remarks; comments
  • way of talking; speaking style
  • excuse
  • topic (of conversation)
免罪符【めんざいふmenzaifu】

noun:

  • indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church)
  • excuse; justification; rationalization
だしdashi☆《出し・出汁》ダシDASHI

noun:

  • dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
  • pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man ［出し］

彼kareはha彼女kanojoにni車kurumaのnoスピードSUPIIDOのno出しdashi過ぎsugiに対してnitaishite警告keikokuをwoしたshita。 He gave her a warning against driving too fast.

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