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A4 う-verb (る), 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. う-verb (る), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 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(ゆうめい)(じん)はいつも世間(せけん)(てい)(はばか)って行動(こうどう)している。

      Famous people are always worried about public perception.

    • (だれ)にも(はばか)らずに自由(じゆう)()()びと()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)()(はばか)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 were to have great influence over the world.

    • 人目(ひとめ)(はばか)らずに()くことができるのは、せいぜい二十(にじゅっ)(さい)までです。

      Being able to cry without worrying about public perception lasts at most until twenty years old.

    • (かれ)は、今更(いまさら)紹介(しょうかい)するのも(はばか)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 it feels wrong introducing him now.

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