Frequency rank: 5,072. – 5,078.
- lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
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- lingering attachment
- lingering affection
- regret
- reluctance
- ruefulness
This usage refers to a strong emotional connection or bond that someone has towards a person or situation, often after it has ended.
Even though I broke up with him, I still have lingering feelings.
This meaning implies a fondness or love that continues over time, despite changes in circumstances.
I keep in touch with him because I have lingering affection.
Here, the term reflects feelings of sorrow or disappointment about something that has happened in the past.
This meaning conveys a sense of unwillingness or hesitance in letting go of something or someone.
This usage indicates a feeling of sorrow or regret mixed with a sense of understanding or acceptance about the situation.
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みれん未練をのこす残すto have lingering attachmentみれん未練があるto have regretsみれん未練をたちきる断ち切るto cut off lingering attachmentみれん未練をいだく抱くto hold onto regretsみれん未練をかんじる感じるto feel reluctanceみれん未練をもつ持つto bear lingering affectionみれん未練をわすれる忘れるto forget one's regretsみれんがましい未練がましいbeing reluctant or regretfulみれん未練をかかえた抱えたきもち気持ちfeelings of lingering attachmentみれん未練のあるわかれ別れa farewell filled with regrets
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