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惜
1
sparing oneself; laziness
Examples
この仕事に骨惜しみをしてはいけない。
Don't spare yourself in this work.
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Buddhism
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
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stinginess; miserliness
Examples
一文惜しみの百知らず。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
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Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
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Proverb
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
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Dated term
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable
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.
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to value; to prize; to hold dear
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Archaic; Oft. written as 愛しむ
to love; to cherish
