- feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamedsometimes used to prefix a request
- shrinking back in feararchaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
I'm afraid this sounds like a demand, but could you return the money I lent you the other day?