はばかる

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はばかる – see the following entry.
憚る
(intransitive) to hesitate, to be afraid to do
(intransitive) to get full, grow rampant
(intransitive) to throw one’s weight around, to make one’s presence felt
(archaic, transitive) to beware of, be wary of
(archaic, transitive) to abhor, detest
(archaic, transitive) to grieve, hold a funeral service
(This term, はばかる (habakaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)