| 憚る | [はばかる, habakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; (2) to lord it over; to have great influence [Add to Longdo] |
| 過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ | [あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ, ayamachitehasunawachiaratamurunihabakarukotonakare] (exp) do not delay to make amends for one's wrongs [Add to Longdo] |
| 憎まれっ子世に憚る | [にくまれっこよにはばかる, nikumarekkoyonihabakaru] (exp) (id) Ill weeds grow apace [Add to Longdo] |
| Every family has a skeleton in the closet. | どの家も人に憚る秘密がある。 |
| It is never too late to make amends. [ Proverb ] | 過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。 [ Proverb ] |
| Ill weeds grow apace. [ Proverb ] | 憎まれっ子世に憚る。 [ Proverb ] |