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N2 う-verb (ぐ), Intransitive verb

()らぐto swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable

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    1. う-verb (ぐ), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble

      2. 2.

        to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable

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    揺らぐ 【ゆらぐ】

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      (さかな)(およ)いだので水面(すいめん)()らいでいます。

      The water surface is wavering as the fish swims.

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      成績(せいせき)()ちてきて、(ぼく)部長(ぶちょう)という地位(ちい)()らいでいる。

      My grades are falling, and my position as the department head is becoming unstable.

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      美味(おい)しそうなケーキをもらった。ダイエットの決意(けつい)()らいだ

      I received a delicious-looking cake. My determination to diet was shaken.

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      (えだ)(かぜ)()らいでいます。そのうち(さくら)(はな)びらは()ってしまうでしょう。

      The branches are swaying in the wind. The cherry blossom petals will eventually fall.

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      地震(じしん)(いえ)(おお)きく()らいだものの、耐震(たいしん)(せい)(すぐ)れた建物(たてもの)のため(さいわ)倒壊(とうかい)(まぬか)れた。

      Although the house shook greatly during the earthquake, fortunately it did not collapse due to the building's superior earthquake resistance.

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