断る
Reading: ことわる
Meaning: to refuse, to decline, to reject
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Example Sentence
その 話 を 断る こと に した
I decided to decline that proposal.
Usage Notes
Used when refusing requests or proposals. Can be softened with forms like 断らざるを得ない.
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