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N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

やせ我慢(がまん)fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        enduring something out of pride, putting up with it, grinning and bearing it

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    やせ我慢 【やせがまん】痩せ我慢 【やせがまん】

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      (さむ)(なか)やせ我慢(がまん)をして薄着(うすぎ)()かける。

      Venturing out in thin clothing in the cold, putting on a show of false courage. {fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage}

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      ひもじいのにやせ我慢(がまん)をして()()しを(もら)いませんでした。

      Despite being hungry, I didn't receive the food handout due to my pretended endurance. {fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage}

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      女子高(じょしこう)(せい)(さむ)いのにやせ我慢(がまん)をしてミニスカートを()いています。

      Despite the cold, high school girls are wearing mini skirts, exhibiting a kind of false courage or pretended endurance for the sake of pride. {fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage}

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      見栄(みえ)()りの(いもうと)やせ我慢(がまん)をして空腹(くうふく)(かく)している様子(ようす)想像(そうぞう)(かた)くない。

      It's not hard to imagine my show-off little sister hiding her hunger with a false display of endurance for the sake of pride. {fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage}

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      (ちち)やせ我慢(がまん)をする必要(ひつよう)はないとは()うものの、オシャレに我慢(がまん)()(もの)です。

      Although my father says there's no need for fake stoicism, enduring for the sake of fashion is inevitable. {fake stoicism, pretended endurance (for sake of pride), false courage}

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