言い訳 (いいわけ)excuse; explanation

excusenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
explanationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 言い訳

宣言せんげんdeclaration; proclamation
発言はつげんstatement; remark
言ういうto say; to utter
言わばいわばso to speak; so to call it
言葉ことばlanguage; dialect
証言しょうげんtestimony; (verbal) evidence
提言ていげんproposal; motion
言げんword; remark
翻訳ほんやくtranslation
内訳うちわけitemization (of expenses); the items
通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)
訳者やくしゃtranslator
申し訳もうしわけapology; excuse
英訳えいやくEnglish translation
訳わけconclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason
点訳てんやくtranslating into Braille

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