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にほんご
日本語
では、
ことわ
断
る
とき
時
は
すこ
少
し
やわらかく
い
言
う
ことが
おお
多
い
ですね。
In Japanese, it's common to soften your words a little when declining an invitation.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
に ほ ん ご 0
1. Japanese (language)  (see also: 国語)
noun
2. Japanese as a second language  (esp. as a school or university subject; this meaning is restricted to reading にほんご)
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こ と わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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と き 2
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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す こ し 2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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お お い 1 お お い 2
many; numerous
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Kanji
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
語
ゴ   かたる to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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五
ゴ   いつ-    いつつ five   
断
ダン   ことわる to refuse, to decline   たつ to cut off   
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米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
shelf
斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
多
タ   おおい many   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
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