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N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

()しむto be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      to be frugal, to be sparing

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

      2.

      to value, to hold dear

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

      3.

      to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for)

    4. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to be unwilling, to be reluctant

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    惜しむ 【おしむ】吝しむ 【おしむ】愛しむ 【おしむ】

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      参列(さんれつ)(しゃ)故人(こじん)との(わか)れを()んでいる。

      The attendees are regretting their farewell with the deceased. {to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant}

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      (わたし)(ひと)()まれて()ぬような人物(じんぶつ)になりたい。

      I want to become a person who will be regretted and valued by others when I die. {to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant}

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      会社(かいしゃ)骨身(ほねみ)()まずに(はたら)社員(しゃいん)大事(だいじ)にします。

      The company values employees who work tirelessly without sparing their own effort. {to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant}

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      ()っていく(さくら)()んだところで(さくら)()るのは()められない。

      Regretting the scattering of the cherry blossoms won't stop them from falling. {to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant}

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      (わず)かな出費(しゅっぴ)をも()もうものなら、(まわ)りの(ひと)からケチだと(おも)われるでしょう。

      If you are reluctant to even make minor expenses, people around you might think you are stingy. {to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant}

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