VOCABULARY
未練
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n
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lingering affection / regret
regret, lingering attachment, reluctance to part, unwillingness to give up
noun
Example sentences
別れた彼女に未練がある。
I still have lingering affection for my ex-girlfriend.
過去に未練を残すべきではない。
You shouldn't leave any lingering attachment to the past.
彼は会社を辞めることに未練はなかった。
He had no reluctance to part with quitting the company.
未練がましく何度も電話してきた。
He kept calling out of regret and an unwillingness to give up.
Practice exercises
1
仕事に未練はない。
I have no lingering attachment to my job.
Answer
未練
2
一度はプロの道を諦めたが、その選択には一切の未練もなかったと彼女は語った。
She had once given up on a professional career, but she said she had no regret whatsoever about that choice.
Answer
未練
3
散り際に未練を残す桜のように、彼の短い人生も美しく儚かった。
Like a cherry blossom that leaves lingering affection/regret as it scatters, his short life was beautiful and fleeting.
Answer
未練
4
彼女は元彼にまだ未練があるようだ。
She still seems to have lingering affection/regret for her ex-boyfriend.
Answer
未練
5
夢を諦めきれない彼には、心の奥底にまだ未練が残っていた。
For him, who couldn't give up on his dream, there was still some lingering attachment/regret deep in his heart.
Answer
未練