嚇し威し
おどし
Noun
1.
threat
2.
bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
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彼は脅しに屈することなく、自分の意見を主張した。
He asserted his opinion without yielding to threats.
彼の言葉は脅しのように聞こえたが、本心ではなかっただろう。
His words sounded like a threat, but they probably weren't his true feelings.
田んぼにカカシを立てて鳥への脅しとした。
They put up a scarecrow in the rice field as a threat to the birds.
政治的な脅しは、民主主義の根幹を揺るがす行為である。
Political threats are acts that shake the foundation of democracy.
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