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怖い (kowai) scared (adjective)
少年が暗闇を怖がるので、両親は夜でも廊下の電気をつけたままにしておく。
Shōnen ga kurayami o kowagaru node, ryōshin wa yoru demo rōka no denki o tsuketa mama ni shite oku.
The boy is scared of the dark, so his parents leave the hall light on at night.
彼は高いところが怖いので、頂上には上りたがらない。
Kare wa takai tokoro ga kowai node, chōjō ni wa nobori tagaranai.
He doesn’t want to go to the top, because he’s scared of heights.
その若い女の子がおびえている。
Sono wakai onna no ko ga obiete iru.
The young girl is scared.
その女性は、恐怖におびえながらも、彼女の赤ん坊を守っている。
Sono josei wa, kyōfu ni obienagara mo, kanojo no akanbō o mamotte iru.
The scared woman is protecting her baby.
高いところが怖い
takai tokoro ga kowai
scared of heights
暗闇が怖い
kurayami ga kowai
scared of the dark
とても怖い
totemo kowai
very scared
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