If you are offered something that you don't want, what do you say to reject it
politely?
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What do you say when you want to reject a gift without offending anyone?
I will say like 申し訳ないけど、～なので受け取れないんです。

I think you should explain the reason why you reject the gift. For example, if
I am presented a whole cake and reject it, I will say like
申し訳ないけど、ダイエット中なので受け取れないんです。
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I am not a native speaker and just a beginning learner, but I just learned
that one way to say it is 気持ちだけ受け取（る・ります）よ。

It means something along the lines of "Thank you for your kindness, but I
shall politely decline." Literally, it means "I'll accept only your (kind)
feelings."
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