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断る ことわる N3

  1. to decline; to dismiss; to refuse; to reject; to turn down
  2. to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission; to give notice; to inform
  3. to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

断るまでもなく ことわるまでもなく

  1. needless to say

体よく断る ていよくことわる

  1. to decline politely; to refuse gracefully; to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them

すっぱり すっぱり

  1. completely (quitting, etc.); decisively; entirely; firmly; flatly; resolutely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; without hesitation
  2. cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
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