憚る

Meaning

1. v5rvtvi
   to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
2. v5rvi
   to lord it over; to have great influence

Example sentences

• 過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

  It's never too late to make amends.

• どの家も人に憚る秘密がある。

  Every family has a skeleton in the closet.