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N1 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb

(しの)to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer

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    1. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for

    2. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to imagine, to guess, to infer

      Usually written using kana alone

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    偲ぶ 【しのぶ】

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      故郷(こきょう)(しの)んでいたら(なみだ)()てきました。

      I started crying as I was reminiscing about my hometown. {to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer}

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      先祖(せんぞ)(しの)ために定期(ていき)(てき)にお墓参(はかまい)りをしています。

      I regularly visit the graves to remember my ancestors. {to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer}

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      ドキュメンタリー番組(ばんぐみ)()震災(しんさい)()(つづ)被災者(ひさいしゃ)(くる)しい生活(せいかつ)(しの)

      Watching the documentary program, I reminisce about the difficult lives of the victims that continue even after the earthquake. {to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer}

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      (あたた)かく家庭的(かていてき)雰囲気(ふんいき)店内(てんない)にこのカフェのオーナーの人柄(ひとがら)(しの)ばれる。

      The warm, homely atmosphere of this cafe allows one to reminisce about the character of its owner. {to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer}

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      こんなに(こころ)がこもった素敵(すてき)手紙(てがみ)()むと、手紙(てがみ)()いた(ひと)(ひと)となりが(しの)ばれます。

      When I read such a wonderful letter filled with heartfelt sentiments, I reminisce about the personality of the person who wrote the letter. {to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess, to infer}

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