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送る, おくる
Conjugated: おくれ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
3. to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
4. to spend (time), to live one's life
5. to pass (down the line)
家まで車でお送りしてもいいですよ。
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遅れる, 後れる, おくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, usu. 遅れる
1. to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
oft. 後れる
2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)
3. to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death
4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
彼女は勉強が非常に後れている。
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贈る, おくる
Conjugated: おくれ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to give (as a gift), to present
2. to confer, to bestow, to award
市長は彼に市の鍵を贈った。
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遅れを取る, 遅れをとる, 後れを取る, 後れをとる, おくれをとる
Expression, Godan verb
to fall behind, to lag behind, to lose (race, contest)
アメリカの学生は数学で遅れをとっている。
遅ればせながら, 後ればせながら, 遅れ馳せながら, 後れ馳せながら, 遅ばせながら, おくればせながら, おそればせながら
Expression, See 遅まきながら
belatedly, tardily
乗り遅れる, 乗りおくれる, 乗遅れる, のりおくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
2. to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by
終電に乗り遅れたんだよ。
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流行遅れ, りゅうこうおくれ
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
out of fashion, out of style, outmoded
彼女のスカートは完全に流行遅れです。
嫁き遅れ, いきおくれ
May take 'no'
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
気後れ, 気おくれ, きおくれ
Takes suru, Intransitive
losing one's nerve, feeling awkward, feeling timid, feeling hesitant, feeling nervous, feeling diffident, being daunted
時代遅れ, 時代おくれ, 時代後れ, じだいおくれ
May take 'no', NA-adjective
old-fashioned, behind the times, out-of-date, antiquated
あなたの考えはまったく時代遅れである。
行き遅れる, いきおくれる
Ichidan verb, See 嫁に行き遅れる
1. to be (too) late getting married
2. to be (too) late going somewhere
周回遅れ, しゅうかいおくれ
May take 'no'
1. being one or more laps behind (in a race)
2. being behind the times
バスに乗り遅れる, バスにのりおくれる
Expression, Ichidan verb, Idiomatic expression
to fall behind the times, to miss out (on an opportunity), to miss the boat, to miss the bus