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N3 る-Verb

(なぐさ)めるto comfort, to console, to amuse

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      恋人(こいびと)()られた友人(ゆうじん)(なぐさ)める

      To comfort a friend who has been dumped by their significant other.

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      昨日(きのう)(よる)はペットの(いぬ)(なぐさ)られました。

      Last night I was comforted by my pet dog.

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      (わたし)(あに)迷子(まいご)になって()いている子供(こども)必死(ひっし)(なぐさ)ています。

      My brother is desperately trying to comfort a child who is lost and crying.

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      音楽(おんがく)()いて(こころ)(なぐさ)ようとしたら選曲(せんきょく)間違(まちが)えてさらに()()んでしまった。

      I tried to comfort myself by listening to music, but I chose the wrong song and became even more depressed.

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      先人(せんじん)たちは(かみなり)()った(さい)に、(そら)にいる(かみ)(なぐさ)めるために儀式(ぎしき)(おこな)っていたそうです。

      Our ancestors used to perform rituals to amuse the gods in the sky when thunder was heard.

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