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N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

(しの)to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

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

      1.

      to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)

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

      2.

      to pull through, to get over, to survive

    3. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

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    凌ぐ 【しのぐ】

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      あの(たか)(やま)山頂(さんちょう)(くも)(しの)いでいる。

      The peak of that towering mountain eclipses even the clouds.

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      (かぜ)(あめ)(しの)ために建物(たてもの)(なか)避難(ひなん)した。

      I took shelter inside the building to keep out the wind and rain.

      • N1

      (ふね)がうねりの(おお)きな(なみ)(しの)いで(まえ)(すす)んでいます。

      The ship is pushing forward, enduring the large swells.

      • N1

      ピンチを(しの)ことが出来(でき)(とき)(うれ)しさといったらありはしない。

      There’s no greater joy than being able to pull through a crisis.

      • N1

      (くる)しい()(わけ)でその()(しの)ごうとするとは…(かれ)(かんが)えは本当(ほんとう)未熟(みじゅく)です。

      Trying to talk his way out of the situation with such a weak excuse… he’s clearly not thinking things through.

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