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託つ【かこつkakotsu】 Inflection

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

  • to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
はばかりながらhabakarinagara《憚りながら・憚り乍ら》

adverb:

  • with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
草々不一【そうそうふいつsousoufuitsu】草草不一

noun:

  • Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
ありとあらゆるaritoarayuru☆《有りとあらゆる・有りと有らゆる》 Inflection

expression / pre-noun adjectival:

  • every single (e.g. piece of furniture); every possible (e.g. excuse, reason)
失礼☆【しつれいshitsurei・しつらいshitsuraiobs.・しちらいshichiraiobs.】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

  • discourtesy; impoliteness ➜ 無礼

expression:

~する noun:

「ちゃちなchachinaおもちゃomochaみたいmitaiなna」と言うのはtoiunoha、ちゃちなchachinaおもちゃomochaに対してnitaishite失礼shitsureiですdesu。 To say that it gives the impression of a cheap toy is unfair to cheap toys.

「失礼shitsureiですdesuがga」とtoアンANがga話hanashiにni割って入ったwattehaitta。 "Excuse me", Ann broke in.

それではsoredehaそろそろsorosoro失礼shitsureiしますshimasu。 Well, I must be going.

おo返事henjiをwo書くkakuのnoがgaすごくsugoku遅くosokuなってnatteしまいshimai、大変taihen失礼shitsureiいたしましたitashimashita。 I'm extremely embarrassed that it has taken so long to reply.

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許す★【ゆるすyurusu】赦す・聴す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
  • to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
  • to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
  • to acknowledge; to admit ➜ 自他ともに許す
  • to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ➜ 心を許す・気を許す
  • to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

彼kareがgaどんなdonnaいいii訳wakeをwoしようshiyouともtomo、私watashiはha彼kareをwo許すyurusuことはできないkotohadekinai。 It doesn't matter what excuse he gives me, I can't forgive him.

官軍kangunにni入城nyuujouをwo許すyurusuとtoはhaどういうdouiu了見ryoukenだda。 What do you think you're doing letting the loyalists into the castle?

なんとかnantokaそこsokoでde支えよsasaeyo。入市irishiをwo許すyurusuなna。 Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!

良いこと【よいことyoikoto】良い事・好い事・好いこと

expression / noun:

interjection:

いいことiikoto《いい事・好い事・善い事》

expression / noun:

  • good thing; nice thing
  • good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

interjection:

  • interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language
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言付ける☆【ことづけるkotozukeru】言づける・託ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone
  • to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of - archaism
もしもしmoshimoshi☆

interjection:

  • hello (e.g. on phone)
  • excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
免じる【めんじるmenjiru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to dismiss (from a position)
  • to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
免ずる【めんずるmenzuru】 Inflection

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

  • to dismiss (from a position)
  • to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
君子豹変【くんしひょうへんkunshihyouhen】

noun:

  • the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them - four character idiom
  • (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
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作る★【つくるtsukuru】造る☆・創る☆ Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct - 造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating
  • to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  • to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ➜ 野菜を作る
  • to till
  • to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  • to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
  • to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
  • to have (a child)
  • to make up (one's face, etc.)
  • to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
  • to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
  • to form (a line, etc.)
  • to set (a record)
  • to commit (a sin, etc.)

どこdokoへhe行ってitteもmo、彼kareはha必ずkanarazu友達tomodachiをwo作るtsukuru。 Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.

今日kyouのnoお弁当obentouもmoだdaけどkedo、五木itsukiさんsanとto田中tanakaさんsanのno作るtsukuruメニューMENYUUはha緑黄色野菜ryokuoushokuyasaiがga少ないsukunaiんnじゃないjanai？ About today's packed-lunch, the menus prepared by Itsuki and Tanaka are low in beta-carotene-rich vegetables again aren't they?

庶民shominのnoなりわいnariwaiはha、米komeをwoつくるtsukuruことkotoだったdatta。 The ordinary people had their livelihood in farming rice.

文法的にbunpoutekini正しいtadashii文章bunshouをwo作るtsukuruようyou心がけるkokorogakeruべきbekiだda。 You should try to produce grammatical sentences.

ではdeha、CGをwo作るtsukuru場合baaiはhaどのようにdonoyouni光源kougenをwo使用shiyouすればsurebaよいyoiのnoであろうdearouかka。 Then, when you're making CG, how should you use light sources?

輸入制限yunyuuseigenはha両国間ryoukokukanによりniyori親密なshinmitsuna関係kankeiをwo作るtsukuru支障shishouになるninaru。 Import restrictions are barriers to closer relations between the two countries.

例外reigaiはha作るtsukuruべきではないbekidehanaiとto思いますomoimasu。 I don't think an exception should be made.

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苦しい☆【くるしいkurushii】 Inflection

adjective:

  • painful; difficult; tough; hard
  • distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
  • straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
  • strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched

auxiliary adjective / adjective:

苦しいkurushii、やめろyamero。 It's so painful. Stop it!

彼kareはha過去kakoのno苦しいkurushii生活seikatsuをwo黙想mokusouしたshita。 He meditated on his past life of suffering.

彼のkareno家族kazokuはhaかなりkanari生活seikatsuがga苦しいkurushii。 His family is rather badly off.

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すまないsumanai☆《済まない》 Inflection

adjective:

  • inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable
  • sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite

expression:

邪魔jamaをwoしてshite済まないsumanai、ちょっとchotto話hanashiがgaあるaruのだnoda。 Excuse me for interrupting, I've got something to tell you.

かずけるkazukeru・かづけるkazukeru《被ける》 Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to place a hat, etc. on someone's head - archaism
  • to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir
  • to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else
  • to use something as an excuse or a pretext
言い立てる【いいたてるiitateru】言いたてる・言立てる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to assert; to declare; to claim; to state; to insist; to maintain
  • to list (one by one); to enumerate; to count off
  • to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
  • to use as an excuse - archaism
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断る★【ことわるkotowaru】断わる Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
  • to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
  • to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

彼女kanojoはha彼のkarenoプロポーズPUROPOOZUをwo断るkotowaruほかなかったhokanakatta。 She had no choice but to turn down his proposal.

後付け【あとづけatozuke】 Inflection

noun:

  • appendix; postscript; back matter

noun / ~する noun:

  • retrofit; post-installation; custom installation
  • giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
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ちょっとchotto☆・ちょとchoto《一寸ateji・鳥渡ateji》チョットCHOTTO・ちょいとchoito・チョッとCHOtto

adverb:

  • a little; a bit; slightly
  • just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  • somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  • (not) easily; (not) readily - before a verb in negative form

interjection:

  • hey!; excuse me

ネクタイNEKUTAIをwo締めるshimeru間ma、ちょっとchottoじっとjittoしてshiteねne。 Hold still a moment while I fix your tie.

このkono机tsukueはha私watashiにはnihaちょっとchotto低いhikui。 This desk is a little low for me.

それsore以上ijouのno仕事shigotoはhaちょっとchotto見つからないmitsukaranaiだろうdarou。 You won't find a better job in a hurry.

ちょっとchotto、そこsokoのnoきみkimi！ Hey, you there!

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