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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 on my hometown.

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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。

      To remember my ancestors, I visit their graves frequently.

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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, I imagined the hardships survivors have continued to face since the earthquake.

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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。

      You can infer the café owner's character from warm, homely feel of their shop.

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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。

      Reading such a heartfelt letter, you can’t help but imagine the personality of the person who wrote it.

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