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薄
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Common noun; Food, cooking
slicing thinly (of sashimi)
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
thin (e.g. ceramics, glass)
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Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
faintly; weakly; dimly
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Common noun
fool; simpleton; dimwit
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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
Examples
私は彼の薄っぺらな性格が嫌だ。
I don't like his shallow personality.
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dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
Examples
そこには消えることのない薄明かりがあった。
There was eternal twilight in the place.
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in the background; not standing out
Examples
あの人は影が薄い。
He is always in the background.
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inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
Examples
新進作家の登場でその老作家は影の薄い存在となった。
With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.
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semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
Examples
彼は薄暗がりと戦いながら、彼等の名前を数えていった。
Fighting the fading light he continued to count their names.
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weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
