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13 word matches found for '断' using reading 'ことわ'
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'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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Most common form: 断わり
noun
1. notice; notification; warning
2. permission; consent
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expression
without permission
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Most common form: 御断わり
declining; nonacceptance; declination; refusal; rejection; turndown  (see also: 断る; polite (teineigo) language)
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Most common form: 断る迄もなく
expression
needless to say
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Most common form: 断われない
unrefusable; undeclinable  (see also: 断る)
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noun
way of cutting off
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
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expression
No Admittance
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to turn down an offer
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noun
explanatory note
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I'm very sorry, but I'm afraid I must refuse (polite)
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