恐

Used to sign off on letters

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

frightening; terrifying

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

恐ろしい only; Often as 恐ろしく

surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

Oft. used when predicting a negative outcome

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

to fear; to be afraid of

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

Oft. used when predicting a negative outcome

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful

Oft. before a request, as 恐縮ですが

feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)

Archaic

shrinking back in fear

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

Noun or verb acting prenominally

terrible; terrifying; dreadful; horrible; horrifying; appalling

Noun or verb acting prenominally

astonishing; astounding; staggering; tremendous; awesome; enormous

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to feel small

to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be thankful

to be amazed; to be greatly impressed; to admire

to be dumbfounded; to be confounded; to be stunned; to be fed up (with); to be defeated; to be beaten

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

to be in danger of; to be liable to

fear; terror

dinosaur

panic; scare; alarm

Economics; Finance

panic; financial panic

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious

Indicates apology

discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

awesome; incredible

to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

to tremble with fear