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怯んだのを相手に気取られてはいけない。

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怯んだ 相手 気取られて はいけない

English Translation

You mustn't let the other person notice that you flinched.

Furigana

(ひる)んだのを相手(あいて)気取(きど)られてはいけない。

Romanji

Hirunda no o aite ni kidorarete waikenai.

Words

怯む (ひるむ)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
相手 (あいて)
companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
気取る (けどる)
to suspect; to sense
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if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 コウ、 ひる.む、 おびえ.る、 おじる、 おび.える、 おそ.れる
Meanings: cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up