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にぶ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to become blunt, to grow dull
  • to become less capable, to weaken, to falter

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ながあいだ使つかわないでいると、包丁ほうちょうあじにぶ

If you leave a kitchen knife unused for a long time, its sharpness will become dull.

さむさで指先ゆびさき感覚かんかくにぶっていた。

The feeling in my fingertips had grown dull from the cold.

練習れんしゅうおこたると、せっかくみがいた技術ぎじゅつにぶおそれがある。

If you neglect practice, there is a risk that the skills you worked hard to refine will weaken.

加齢かれいとともに判断力はんだんりょくにぶらないよう、つねあたま使つかうことが大切たいせつだ。

It is important to always keep your mind active so that your judgment does not weaken with age.

長期ちょうきにわたる交渉こうしょう疲弊ひへいにより、双方そうほう交渉力こうしょうりょくいちじるしくにぶっていることが懸念けねんされた。

There were concerns that the negotiating strength of both parties had been remarkably weakened by the exhaustion of prolonged negotiations.