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泣く なく N4

  1. to cry; to shed tears; to sob; to weep
  2. to be troubled (by); to face hardship; to suffer (from)
  3. to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices
  4. to be not worth the name; to be put to shame; to be spoiled; to suffer (of a reputation)
  5. to bemoan; to bewail; to lament

泣くに泣けない なくになけない

  1. extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing

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

  1. you can't fight City Hall; you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ なくことじとうにはかてぬ

  1. you can't fight City Hall; you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣く子も黙る なくこもだまる

  1. intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

泣く泣く なくなく

  1. crying; in tears; tearfully; weeping
  2. reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

しくしく泣く しくしくなく

  1. to cry softly; to sob; to weep

すすり泣く すすりなく

  1. to sob

忍び泣く しのびなく

  1. to shed silent tears

むせび泣く むせびなく

  1. to be choked with tears; to sob
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