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怖い こわい N4

  1. dreadful; eerie; frightening; scary

怖いもの知らず こわいものしらず

  1. fearless; foolhardy; reckless

怖いもの見たさ こわいものみたさ

  1. curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

怖い顔 こわいかお

  1. angry look; grim face

行きはよいよい帰りは怖い いきはよいよいかえりはこわい

  1. going there is easy but coming back is scary

おっかない おっかない N1

  1. frightening; scary
  2. exaggerated; extreme; huge
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