worthy of ~, enough to ~

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20-30 min

occasional

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Explanation

Formal expression indicating something meets a standard.

[Verb dictionary form/Noun] + に足る/に足りる

彼は信頼に足る人物だ。

Kare wa shinrai ni taru jinbutsu da.

He is a person worthy of trust.

読むに足りる本を探している。

Yomu ni tariru hon wo sagashite iru.

I'm looking for a book worth reading.

Formal/literary. 足る is classical, 足りる is modern.

～ならいざ知らず

~ might be one thing, but; leaving ~ aside

～てやまない

earnestly wish/hope, never stop ~ing

～をものともせずに

not being daunted by ~, in spite of ~

～んがため(に)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~ (formal/literary)

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Last updated: Jan 10

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