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憚る 【はばかる】

  1. [v5r,vt,vi] to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
  2. [v5r,vi] to lord it over; to have great influence
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憚 Hesitate, Shrink, Awe タン, タ はばか.る