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惜

惜: regret

regret; reluctant; stingy
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おしい・おしむ

惜しい(おしい) "a pity; so close", 惜しむ(おしむ) "regret; begrudge"; 名残惜しい(なごりおしい) "sad to part". せき in 惜敗(せきはい) "narrow defeat", 惜別(せきべつ).

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Key words

惜しいおしいregrettable; a pity; so close
惜しむおしむto regret; to be reluctant to part with
惜敗せきはいnarrow defeat
惜別せきべつregretful parting
名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant to part

Example sentences

It feels like a waste to throw away clothes that can still be worn.

Reluctant to say goodbye, we all went to the station to see him off.

We narrowly lost the final by just one point.

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