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N1 Conjunction, Particle

(くせ)and yet, though, when, in spite of

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Conjunction, Particle

      1.

      and yet, though, when, in spite of

      Usually written using kana alone

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    癖に 【くせに】クセに

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      (ぼく)(つま)(よわ)(くせ)よく(つよ)がりを()う。

      Though my wife is weak, she often talks tough. {and yet, though, when, in spite of}

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      おじさん:「子供(こども)くせに生意気(なまいき)()うな!」

      Uncle: "Don't be cheeky, even though you're just a kid!" {and yet, though, when, in spite of}

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      (はは)本当(ほんとう)(さび)しいくせに(さび)しくない」と()っています。

      My mother is saying "I'm not lonely," in spite of actually being lonely. {and yet, though, when, in spite of}

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      (かれ)彼女(かのじょ)のことが本当(ほんとう)()きな(くせ)、そんな素振(そぶ)りを()せないのだ。

      Though he actually likes her, he does not show any signs of it. {and yet, though, when, in spite of}

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      友達(ともだち):「本当(ほんとう)()らないくせに()ったかぶりをするなんて、もっとダサいぞ〜。」

      Friend: "Pretending to know something when you really don't know it is even more uncool, though." {and yet, though, when, in spite of}

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