敢え (ae, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 敢ふ (afu, “to bear, endure”)) + て (te, conjunctive suffix)
敢えて • (aete) ←あへて (afete)?
- going ahead and doing something despite knowing it to be impossible, daring
- particularly
- あえて難しくする
- aete muzukashiku suru
- to deliberately make it difficult
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