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30 word matches found for '渋' using reading 'しぶ'
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noun
astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons)
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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
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1. to hesitate; to hold back; to balk; to falter
2. to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to begrudge
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Most common form: しぶしぶ
reluctantly; unwillingly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
astringent persimmon
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noun
(astringent) persimmon juice
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noun
bowel pains; painful loose bowels
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noun
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
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noun
good taste; astringency; refinement
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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
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rough wine; cheap wine
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removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to be unwilling to go out
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
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tasteful dress
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noun
(stock market) steadiness
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noun
paper treated with astringent persimmon juice
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to be reluctant to sell
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Most common form: 貸し渋り
noun
reluctance to lend
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to hold up; to be steady
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noun
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
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noun
tan (color, colour)
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noun
Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus)  (see also: 羊蹄; archaic)
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noun
strong or bitter (green) tea
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expression, ichidan verb, intransitive verb
(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs
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Most common form: 渋皮の剥けた女
expression, noun
urbane and good-looking woman  (see also: 渋皮がむける)
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proper noun
Shibuya (a district in Shibuya ward in Tokyo);
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Most common form: 渋味
noun
good taste; astringency; refinement
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proper noun
Shibuya ward (one of the 23 wards of Tokyo); also called Shibuya-ku
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