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渋しぶNounFreq #33270
1

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

渋々渋渋しぶしぶAdverb～と AdverbFreq #6645
1

reluctantly; unwillingly

Examples
私は、しぶしぶ彼の言うことを聞いてやった。
I listened to him reluctantly.
渋いしぶい～い Adj.Freq #7053
1

astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart

2

austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated

Examples
僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。
For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.
まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。
The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober-coloured leather, and the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
3

sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky

4

stingy; tight-fisted

渋谷しぶやNounFreq #11828
1

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya

渋るしぶるGodan verbFreq #11856
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Transitive verb

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do); to grudge; to be tardy (in doing); to put off (doing)

Examples
役員達はそんな危険な事業に乗り出すのをしぶった。
The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.
2

Intransitive verb

to falter; to slacken; to slow down

3

Intransitive verb

to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

渋い顔をするしぶいかおをするExpressionする VerbFreq #17305
1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

Examples
うちの課長は私が何かを頼むといつも渋い顔をするんだ。
Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.
渋滞じゅうたいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18648
1

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

Examples
渋滞で遅れました。
I was delayed by a traffic jam.
2

delay; stagnation

渋面じゅうめんしぶづらしぶつらNoun～の Adj.Freq #19236
1

grimace; sullen face

Examples
彼は渋面を作り、教師の話を聞いていた。
He made a sour face, and listened to what his teacher had to say.
渋み渋味しぶみNounFreq #37524
1

astringency; tartness

2

austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style; quiet taste; refinement

渋柿しぶがきNounFreq #66431
1

astringent persimmon

渋茶しぶちゃNounFreq #83410
1

strong or bitter (green) tea

渋皮しぶかわNounFreq #100052
1

inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)

渋紙しぶがみNounFreq #107302
1

paper treated with astringent persimmon juice

渋色しぶいろNounFreq #127713
1

tan (color, colour)

渋団扇渋うちわしぶうちわNounFreq #131744
1

fan varnished with persimmon juice

渋谷系しぶやけいNounFreq #159916
1

Shibuya-kei (pop music microgenre of the mid-late 1990s)

しぶちん渋ちんシブチンNounUsually kanaFreq #212700
1

Colloquial

stingy person; miser; scrooge

渋滞緩和じゅうたいかんわNounFreq #222414
1

alleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)

渋り腹しぶり腹しぶりばらNounFreq #230710
1

bowel pains; painful loose bowels

渋抜きしぶぬきNoun～する VerbFreq #238024
1

removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)

渋皮のむけた女渋皮の剥けた女しぶかわのむけたおんなNounExpressionFreq #267690
1

urbane and good-looking woman

渋皮がむける渋皮が剥けるしぶかわがむけるExpressionIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #293841
1

(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs

渋滞税じゅうたいぜいNoun
1

congestion charge

渋ハロしぶハロNoun
1

Abbreviation; Colloquial

(celebrating) Halloween in Shibuya

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