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A3 Noun

(つぐな)recompense, indemnity, atonement

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      recompense, indemnity, atonement

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    償い 【つぐない】

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      刑務所(けいむしょ)(つみ)の償(*)いをする。

      Make atonement for one's crime in prison.

        遅刻(ちこく)をした(つぐな)にお(ひる)(おご)りました。

        I treated them to lunch as atonement for being late.

          事故(じこ)加害者(かがいしゃ)被害者(ひがいしゃ)(つぐな)をするべきです。

          The perpetrator of the accident should make atonement to the victim.

            愛車(あいしゃ)(きず)をつけられたのなら金銭的(きんせんてき)(つぐな)(もと)めるのも当然(とうぜん)だ。

            If your beloved car has been damaged, it is only natural to seek financial recompense.

              ()をもって(つみ)(つぐな)をしたところで被害者(ひがいしゃ)()(かえ)ることはありません。

              Even if one makes atonement for their crime with death, the victim will not come back to life.

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