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[n,vs]
▶ reserve ▶ constraint ▶ restraint ▶ modesty ▶ diffidence ▶ hesitation ▶ holding back ▶ discretion ▶ tact ▶ thoughtfulness |
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| 2. |
[n,vs]
▶ declining ▶ refraining |
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| 3. |
[n,vs]
《orig. meaning》 ▶ forethought ▶ foresight |
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| 3. | A 2013-03-02 11:00:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Thanks. I'd been planning something similar. |
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| 2. | A* 2013-03-02 02:58:42 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | gg5, prog, nc, koj, daij, meikyo, shinmeikai |
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| Comments: | gerunds (e.g. "refraining") work as nouns. |
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| Diff: | @@ -17,1 +17,0 @@ -<pos>&adj-na;</pos> @@ -20,0 +19,4 @@ +<gloss>reserve</gloss> +<gloss>constraint</gloss> +<gloss>restraint</gloss> +<gloss>modesty</gloss> @@ -21,2 +24,2 @@ -<gloss>restraint</gloss> -<gloss>reserve</gloss> +<gloss>hesitation</gloss> +<gloss>holding back</gloss> @@ -28,0 +31,1 @@ +<pos>&n;</pos> @@ -29,3 +33,9 @@ -<gloss>to refrain</gloss> -<gloss>to refuse</gloss> -<gloss>to stand on ceremony</gloss> +<gloss>declining</gloss> +<gloss>refraining</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<pos>&vs;</pos> +<s_inf>orig. meaning</s_inf> +<gloss>forethought</gloss> +<gloss>foresight</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2013-03-01 22:03:27 winnie <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/遠慮 |
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| Comments: | I added these as a separate meaning, because I was having trouble putting this sense in the nominal form all the current meanings use. |
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| Diff: | @@ -27,0 +27,6 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&vs;</pos> +<gloss>to refrain</gloss> +<gloss>to refuse</gloss> +<gloss>to stand on ceremony</gloss> +</sense> |
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