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恐縮

きょうしゅく

Common

Meanings

  1. shrinking back in fear
  2. feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful
  3. feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)

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