はばかる

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of はばかる – see the following entry.
憚る
[verb] (intransitive) to hesitate, to be afraid to do
[verb] (intransitive) to get full, grow rampant
[verb] (intransitive) to throw one’s weight around, to make one’s presence felt
[verb] (archaic, transitive) to beware of, be wary of
[verb] (archaic, transitive) to abhor, detest
[verb] (archaic, transitive) to grieve, hold a funeral service
(This term, はばかる (habakaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)