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A4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
憚る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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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 aloneGodan 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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有名人はいつも世間体を憚(*)っている。
Famous people are always hesitant about public perception.
誰にも憚(*)らずに自由に伸び伸びといきたいです。
I want to live freely and openly without hesitation.
憎まれっ子のような人が世に憚(*)ってしまっては大変である。
It would be terrible if someone like an unpopular child lords it over the world.
人目を憚(*)らずに泣くことができるのは、せいぜい二十歳までです。
You can only cry without worrying about others until you're about twenty years old.
彼は今更紹介するのも憚(*)れるほど最近は売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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