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渋る しぶる

  1. to be reluctant (to do); to be tardy (in doing); to be unwilling (to do); to grudge; to hesitate (to do); to put off (doing)
  2. to falter; to slacken; to slow down
  3. to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

出し渋る だししぶる

  1. to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay; to grudge

出渋る でしぶる

  1. to be unwilling to go out

売り渋る うりしぶる

  1. to be reluctant to sell

言い渋る いいしぶる

  1. to hesitate to say

答えを渋る こたえをしぶる

  1. to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer

下げ渋る さげしぶる

  1. to be steady; to hold up
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