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N1 Adverb

(おそ)(おそ)timidly

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    1. Adverb

      1.

      fearfully, timidly, nervously, cautiously, gingerly

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    恐る恐る 【おそるおそる】

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      (ぼく)(おそ)(おそ)(こわ)れそうな(はし)(わた)った。

      I gingerly crossed a bridge that looked like it might collapse.

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      (むすめ)(おそ)(おそ)(おお)きな(いぬ)(ちか)づきました。

      My daughter timidly approached the big dog.

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      高所(こうしょ)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)(ちち)(おそ)(おそ)屋上(おくじょう)から(した)(ほう)()ました。

      My dad, who’s afraid of heights, cautiously looked down from the rooftop.

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      (おそ)(おそ)(つぼ)(なか)()てみると、その(なか)には小人(こびと)がいました。

      I gingerly peeked into the pot, and inside was a tiny little person.

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      吹雪(ふぶき)(よる)()けて(おそ)(おそ)(いえ)(とびら)()けてみると、(とびら)(まえ)(ゆき)(かべ)出来(でき)ていた。

      When the blizzard passed, I cautiously opened the door and found a wall of snow right in front of it.

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