惜
惜

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

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お.しいお.しむ

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悔しいくやしい口惜しい～い Adj.Freq #1594
1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable

Examples
監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。
It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.
惜しいおしい～い Adj.Freq #2679
1

regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate

Examples
あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。
It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.
2

precious; dear; valuable

Examples
命は誰でも惜しい。
Life is dear to everybody.
3

too good for; deserving better

Examples
これはまだ捨てるには惜しい。
This is still too good to be thrown away.
4

almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

惜しむおしむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5818
1

to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy

Examples
ほとんど弁当を食べるひまも惜しんで勉強した。
He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.
2

to regret; to lament

3

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

Examples
彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。
We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.
4

to value; to prize; to hold dear

5

Archaic; Oft. written as 愛しむ

to love; to cherish

名残惜しい名残り惜しいなごりおしい～い Adj.Freq #9192
1

reluctant (to part)

負け惜しみまけおしみNounFreq #19009
1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

Examples
日本の市場が閉鎖的だという非難は、負け惜しみにすぎません。
Criticisms that Japan's market is closed are just sour grapes.
惜しみない惜しみ無いおしみない～い Adj.Freq #19011
1

generous; unstinting

惜しげもなく惜し気もなく惜しげも無く惜し気も無くおしげもなく惜気もなくAdverbExpressionFreq #22010
1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

Examples
彼はいつも惜しげもなく金を使う。
He always spends his money freely.
出し惜しみだしおしみNoun～する VerbFreq #22809
1

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

別れを惜しむわかれをおしむExpressionGodan verbFreq #27944
1

to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

あたら可惜惜あったらAdverbUsually kanaFreq #31304
1

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

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