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右顧左眄
うこさべん
1. [n,vs,vi] [yoji]
▶ inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think
▶ hesitation
▶ wavering
▶ vacillation

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2021-11-17 22:52:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
3. A 2017-10-17 03:49:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2017-10-16 21:43:16  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Comments:
"looking left and right" is the etymology, not the definition.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>looking to the right and left</gloss>
+<gloss>inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think</gloss>
@@ -15,0 +16,2 @@
+<gloss>wavering</gloss>
+<gloss>vacillation</gloss>
1. A 2014-08-25 01:12:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments:
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>

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