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pardon, forgiveness, forbearance
The act of excusing someone's mistake or offense, or tolerating an inconvenience. Often used in requests asking someone to let something slide or spare the speaker from something unpleasant.
勘弁してください。
Please forgive me. / Give me a break.
もう勘弁してくれよ。
Give me a break already.
今回だけは勘弁してあげる。
I'll let it slide just this once.
残業は勘弁してほしいんだけど。
I'd really like to be spared from overtime.
勘弁する is commonly used both to ask for forgiveness and to express the desire to be excused from something.
Common expressions:
- 勘弁してください (please forgive me / spare me)
- 勘弁してくれ (give me a break - casual)
- 〜は勘弁してほしい (I'd like to be spared from...)
- 勘弁してあげる (I'll let it slide)
Related words:
- 堪忍: patience, forbearance (similar meaning, more literary)
- 許す: to forgive (general term)
- 大目に見る: to overlook, turn a blind eye