Results, 泣*
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- 泣くに泣けない【なくになけない】 Inflection
expression / adjective:
- extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
- 泣いても笑っても【ないてもわらっても】
expression:
- whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events
- 泣き濡れる【なきぬれる】泣濡れる・泣きぬれる Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
- 泣き入る【なきいる】泣入る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to burst into tears; to sob; to weep - obscure term
- 泣く泣く【なくなく】
adverb:
- tearfully; with (in) tears; weeping; crying
先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。 I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.
- 泣き脅し【なきおどし】泣脅し
noun:
- persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story - colloquialism ➜ 泣き落とし
- 泣く子と地頭には勝てない【なくことじとうにはかてない】
expression:
- you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - proverb
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