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N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(おど)to threaten, to menace, to bully

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    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)

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    脅す 【おどす】威す 【おどす】嚇す 【おどす】

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      強盗(ごうとう)(はん)店長(てんちょう)(おど)して(かね)(うば)った。

      The robber threatened the store manager and stole the money. {to threaten, to menace, to bully}

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      刃物(はもの)(おど)して金品(きんぴん)(うば)うのはとても卑怯(ひきょう)です。

      It is very cowardly to threaten with a blade and steal money and goods. {to threaten, to menace, to bully}

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      (てき)凶器(きょうき)(おど)した。しかし(てき)(くち)()らなかった。

      I threatened the enemy with a deadly weapon. However, the enemy did not spill the beans. {to threaten, to menace, to bully}

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      住人(じゅうにん)(おど)してトラウマを()()けた(やつ)らに重罰(じゅうばつ)(あた)えねばならぬ。

      We must severely punish those who threatened the residents and planted trauma in them. {to threaten, to menace, to bully}

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      (おど)されて(くち)()ざした共犯(きょうはん)(しゃ)(くち)()らない(こと)には仲間(なかま)(つか)まえられません。

      We cannot catch their mates unless the accomplice who was threatened and kept silent breaks his silence. {to threaten, to menace, to bully}

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