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ちやほや

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordnoun or participle taking the aux. verb するverb (generic)noun (generic)transitive verbadverbadverb taking the と particle

Meanings

to make a fuss over, to pamper, to spoil, to indulge, to flatter (with attention)

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親おやに甘あまやかされてちやほやされた子供こどもは、自立じりつするのが難むずかしくなることがある。

Children who are pampered and indulged by their parents can sometimes find it difficult to become independent.

彼女かのじょはいつも周まわりの人ひとにちやほやされているせいか、少すこし自己じこ中心的ちゅうしんてきになってしまった。

Perhaps because she is always being fussed over by those around her, she has become a little self-centered.

有名人ゆうめいじんだからといって、むやみにちやほやするのは良よくないと思おもう。

I don't think it's good to mindlessly flatter someone just because they are famous.

部下ぶかをちやほやするだけでは、本当ほんとうのリーダーシップとは言いえない。

Merely flattering your subordinates cannot be called true leadership.

幼おさない頃ころからちやほやされて育そだったため、彼かれは批判ひはんに対たいして非常ひじょうに敏感びんかんだった。

Having been pampered and spoiled since childhood, he was extremely sensitive to criticism.

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

意向いこう

intention, inclination, mind, idea, wish, view

male (animal, plant); male; manly, brave, heroic; larger (of the two), greater; man; husband; male, man; excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure

総合そうごう

synthesis, combination, integration, putting together; general, combined, composite, mixed, integrated, comprehensive; synthesis, colligation