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confession
NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)
  2. 2. admission
  3. 3. professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with)
  4. 4. profession (of faith)
This noun and verb (as する compound) means confession — either admitting wrongdoing or, very commonly in Japanese culture, confessing romantic feelings to someone. The context usually makes clear which type of confession is meant.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The guilt got to be too much, and I finally felt like I had to confess.

Sentence 2

He confessed, "I had been hiding the accident," and hung his head.

Sentence 3

Should I come clean to the teacher about what happened yesterday?

Sentence 4

Honestly, I just want to confess everything right now and get it off my chest.

Sentence 5

If you really did it, confess right here, right now.