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N2 な-adjective

(かす)faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty

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    1. な-adjective

      1. 1.

        faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty

        Usually written using kana alone

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    微か 【かすか】幽か 【かすか】

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      金木犀(きんもくせい)(かす)(かお)りがします。

      There is a faint scent of osmanthus.

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      収入(しゅうにゅう)(わず)かだから、(かす)()(おく)ろう…。

      Since my income is meager, I will live poorly...

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      (わたし)には幼少(ようしょう)()記憶(きおく)(かす)(のこ)っています。

      I faintly remember my childhood.

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      さすが、(みみ)()息子(むすこ)(かす)(おと)()(のが)しませんでした。

      As expected, my son with good hearing didn't miss even the faintest sound.

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      生前(せいぜん)祖母(そぼ)()ったのはたったの二回(にかい)だが、祖母(そぼ)(かお)(かす)(おぼ)えている。

      I only met my grandmother twice when she was alive, but I faintly remember her face.

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