Vocab Info

N2 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

()(わけ)excuse, explanation

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      excuse

    2. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      explanation

    All Forms

    言い訳 【いいわけ】言いわけ 【いいわけ】言訳 【いいわけ】言い分け 【いいわけ】言分け 【いいわけ】

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    Examples

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      遅刻(ちこく)()(わけ)(かんが)える。

      To think of an excuse for being late.

      • N2

      ()(わけ)をしないで(あやま)りましょう。

      Let's apologize without making excuses.

      • N2

      失敗(しっぱい)()(わけ)誤魔化(ごまか)さないで(くだ)さい。

      Please do not cover up your failures with excuses.

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      後輩(こうはい)自分(じぶん)()(みと)めず、お()けに下手(へた)()(わけ)までした。

      My junior did not admit his own fault and even made a poor excuse to add insult to injury.

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      先生(せんせい)からすると、失敗(しっぱい)()(わけ)でごまかす生徒(せいと)印象(いんしょう)はとても(わる)い。

      From the teacher's perspective, the impression of a student who covers up their failures with excuses is very bad.

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