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怖い  [(2)こわい]  [coll]    meaning:  danger  rank: 1
☆ 怪我そのものよりも感染症のほうが怖い ⇨ Infection is more dangerous than injury itself

怖い  [(2)こわい]    meaning:  fear  rank: 1
☆ うちのお父さんは怒ると怖い ⇨ My father is scary when angry
☆ 水が怖いという子供は多い ⇨ There are many children who are scared of water
☆ 隣に怖い犬がいる ⇨ There’s a scary dog next door


More examples:
  • 誰しも死ぬのは怖い ⇨ Everybody is scared of dying
  • あの頃は怖いもの知らずだった ⇨ I was fearless these days
  • 最近妻が妙に優しくて怖い ⇨ Recently my wife has been strangely nice, and I’m scared
  • 何？そんな怖い顔して ⇨ What? You have such a scary face. You look very angry
  • 彼は見かけは怖いが気は優しい ⇨ He looks scary but is very gentle