LingakuFrequency rank: 10,808. – 10,830.
- excuse; pretext
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- excuse; pretext
This word refers to a reason given to justify an action, often used to hide the real motive or to avoid blame. It can imply that the excuse is insincere or not the true reason for someone's actions.
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こうじつ口実をするto make an excuseこうじつ口実をならべる並べるto line up excusesいいわけ言い訳のためのこうじつ口実an excuse for an explanationこうじつ口実にするto use as an excuseこうじつ口実をもとめる求めるto seek an excuseわるい悪いこうじつ口実a bad excuseしごと仕事のこうじつ口実an excuse for workこうじつ口実をかんがえる考えるto think of an excuseこうじつ口実がひつよう必要だan excuse is necessaryこうじつ口実をみつける見つけるto find an excuse
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He cooked up a good excuse for not going to the party.
The reduced price of luxury goods is just window dressing to make the new consumption tax look better.
... reason? What you're looking for is a pretext, isn't it?