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N1 Expressions, I-adjective

びくともしないunperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch

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    1. Expressions, I-adjective

      1.

      unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure

    2. Expressions, I-adjective

      2.

      unyielding, not giving an inch

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    びくともしないビクともしない

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      この地蔵(じぞう)()しても()いてもびくともしないです。

      This Jizo statue remains unyielding whether you push or pull it; it does not budge an inch. {unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch}

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      (きも)()わっているアイツは(なに)()われてもびくともしない

      That guy, who is unyielding, doesn't flinch no matter what he's told. {unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch}

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      いくら()してもびくともしない(ぞう)(はこ)ぶのは不可能(ふかのう)(ちが)いない。

      There's no doubt that it's impossible to move a statue that remains unyielding, no matter how much you push it. {unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch}

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      地震(じしん)台風(たいふう)などの非常時(ひじょうじ)にあっても、戦争(せんそう)経験(けいけん)した(ちち)びくともしません

      Even in emergencies like earthquakes or typhoons, my father, who has experienced war, remains undaunted. {unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch}

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      あんなに規模(きぼ)(おお)きい会社(かいしゃ)にもなると、その程度(ていど)損害(そんがい)にはびくともしないでしょう。

      When it comes to such a large-scale company, it would likely remain unperturbed by that level of damage. {unperturbed, undaunted, retaining composure, unyielding, not giving an inch}

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