Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
As ่ ฐใใ or ไฝใใ
to fail to hold an ideal posture
to escape
to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to
to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
Baseball
to let (a good ball) go by
Transitive verb
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
Transitive verb
to set free; to let go
Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb
to fail to ...
retirement (from the world); seclusion
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
overlooking
Baseball
letting a good ball go by
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