Vocab Info

N1 Adverb

嫌々(いやいや)

unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all

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      Adverb

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      嫌々(いやいや)仕事(しごと)をするのはストレスです。

      Doing work reluctantly is stressful. {unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all}

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      子供(こども)たちが家事(かじ)嫌々(いやいや)手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。

      The children reluctantly helped with the chores. {unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all}

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      嫌々(いやいや)ながら大好(だいす)きな彼女(かのじょ)(わか)れる(こと)にしました。

      I decided to break up with my beloved girlfriend, albeit reluctantly. {unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all}

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      (はは):「嫌々(いやいや)()()けるくらいなら、手伝(てつだ)いをしてくれなくてもいいわ!」

      Mother: "If you're going to grudgingly accept it, you don't have to help me at all!" {unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all}

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      (むすめ)()(よわ)いこととて、嫌々(いやいや)ながら学級(がっきゅう)委員(いいん)()()けてしまったそうです。

      My daughter is rather timid, so it seems she reluctantly agreed to become the class representative, despite her reluctance. {unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal (to children), no!, no no!, not at all}

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