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N1 る-Verb

(くる)しめる

to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

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      る-Verb

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      一段動詞

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      (ぼく)病気(びょうき)(くる)しめられました。

      I was tormented by illness. {to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle}

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      生徒(せいと)先生(せんせい)(するど)質問(しつもん)(くる)しめました。

      The student tormented the teacher with sharp questions. {to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle}

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      クラスメイトの心無(こころな)一言(ひとこと)(わたし)(くる)しめた。

      The thoughtless remark of my classmate tormented me. {to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle}

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      (わたし)は、(わか)(とき)無茶(むちゃ)をして(おや)(くる)しめ(こと)後悔(こうかい)しています。

      I regret causing my parents distress when I was younger by acting recklessly. {to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle}

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      果敢(かかん)攻撃(こうげき)(てき)(くる)しめる(こと)ができればこそ、試合(しあい)有利(ゆうり)(すす)められるのだ。

      It is precisely because we can torment the enemy with a bold attack, that we can advance the game to our advantage. {to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle}

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