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やくいんたち
役員達
そんな
きけん
危険
じぎょう
事業
しぶった
The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
officer; official; executive; staff
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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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1. danger; peril; hazard  (opposite: 安全)
2. risk
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noun
1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
2. act; deed; conduct  (see also: 仕業; this meaning is restricted to reading ことわざ)
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3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to set out; to set sail
2. to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
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Most common form: 渋る
1. to hesitate; to hold back; to balk; to falter
2. to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to begrudge
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Kanji
ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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step
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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タツ    arrive   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
キ   あぶない dangerous   あやぶむ to be apprehensive of   あやうく barely, narrowly; almost   
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ヤク    unlucky   
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seal
cliff
corner
ケン   けわしい steep   
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ケン    unanimous   
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オウ    centre   
assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
おおざと group, community, large village   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ギョウ   ゴウ    profession, business, industry   わざ deed, act   
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almost lined up
grass   
ミ    not yet   
ジョウ   load; power   の to board   のせる to load on   
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grain
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
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