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A4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(はばか)to hesitate, to have scruples, to be afraid of what others may think, to lord it over, to have great influence

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to hesitate, to have scruples, to be afraid of what others may think

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to lord it over, to have great influence

      Usually written using kana alone

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    憚る 【はばかる】

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      有名人(ゆうめいじん)はいつも世間体(せけんてい)を憚(*)っている。

      Famous people are always hesitant about public perception.

        (だれ)にも憚(*)らずに自由(じゆう)()()びといきたいです。

        I want to live freely and openly without hesitation.

          (にく)まれっ()のような(ひと)()に憚(*)ってしまっては大変(たいへん)である。

          It would be terrible if someone like an unpopular child lords it over the world.

            人目(ひとめ)を憚(*)らずに()くことができるのは、せいぜい(ふた)(じゅう)(さい)までです。

            You can only cry without worrying about others until you're about twenty years old.

              (かれ)今更(いまさら)紹介(しょうかい)するのも憚(*)れるほど最近(さいきん)()れてきているラッパーです。

              He is a rapper who has become so popular recently that introducing him now would be hesitant.

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