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► 動詞
遠慮  [えんりょ]  [遠慮する]  [polite]    meaning:  refrain  rank: 1
☆ 訳有りませんが遠慮けませんか? ⇨ I’m sorry but could you refrain from that?

遠慮  [えんりょ]  [遠慮する]    meaning:  refrain  rank: 1
☆ 遠慮しないで好きなだけさい ⇨ Don’t worry about manners and eat as much as you’d like

遠慮  [えんりょ]  [遠慮する]  [polite]    meaning:  reject  rank: 1
☆ 折角御招待ですが、今回は御遠慮させて頂きたいといます ⇨ I really appreciate your invitation, but I’d like to excuse myself this time

► 名詞
遠慮  [えんりょ]    meaning:  polite  rank: 1
☆ では遠慮無くわせて頂きます ⇨ Then allow me to tell it as it is
☆ どうぞ、遠慮は要りませんよ ⇨ Please go ahead, you don’t have to be polite  (☛ Originally it meant “foresight”)


More examples:
  • 無遠慮な質問 ⇨ A rude, impolite, question
  • 御代りしたかったら遠慮せずにどうぞ ⇨ Don’t hesitate If you want to have a second helping
  • 遠慮せずにべな! ⇨ Eat (as much as you want) without worrying about manners