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N1 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

(しの)to conceal oneself, to hide, to endure

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    1. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to conceal oneself, to hide

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

      2.

      to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with

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    忍ぶ 【しのぶ】

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      物陰(ものかげ)(しの)んで攻撃(こうげき)のチャンスを(うかが)う。

      To hide in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike.

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      大物(おおもの)歌手(かしゅ)人目(ひとめ)(しの)んで()(もの)をしている。

      A famous singer is out shopping, hiding from the public eye.

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      (ぼく)不便(ふべん)(しの)んで祖母(そぼ)田舎(いなか)()らしています。

      I've been enduring some inconveniences to live with my grandmother out in the countryside.

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      これは(しの)(こい)だから、(まわ)りの(ひと)(さと)られるわけにはいかない。

      It's a hidden love, so no one can find out about us.

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      女性(じょせい):「(はじ)(しの)んで(もう)()げますが、(わたし)中絶(ちゅうぜつ)をしたことがあります。」

      Woman: 'I'll endure the humiliation and just say it. I've had an abortion before.'

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