惜

Vocabulary (12)

• 貸し惜しみ

  かしおしみ

  Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)

• 痛惜

  つうせき

  deep regret

• 命が惜しければ

  いのちがおしければ

  if you value your life

• 惜敗率

  せきはいりつ

  ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

• 名残り惜しい

  なごりおしい

  reluctant (to part)

• 物惜しみ

  ものおしみ

  stinginess

• 惜しがる

  おしがる

  to appear to regret something

• 体を惜しむ

  からだをおしむ

  to be lazy

• 春惜しむ

  はるおしむ

  to lament the end of spring

• 骨を惜しむ

  ほねをおしむ

  to spare oneself (the trouble)

• 時間を惜しむ

  じかんをおしむ

  to value time

• 寝る間も惜しんで

  ねるまもおしんで

  without sparing time for sleep