Words — 142 found
えんりょ
遠慮
1. reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
2. declining; refraining
3. forethought; foresightorig. meaning
か
兼ねる
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doUsually written using kana alone, See also 兼ねない
- こういう
- じじょう事情
- ですから 、
- ざんねん残念ながら 、
- せっかく
- の
- ご
- しょうたい招待
- を
- お
- う受け
- いたし
- かねる
- のです 。
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- わたし私
- は
- べんきょう勉強
- と
- あそ遊び
- を
- かね兼ねている
- しごと仕事
- に
- つき
- たい 。
3. to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
4. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
5. to think of the future (as well as the present)
まよ
迷い
2. illusion; delusion
3. inability to reach enlightenmentBuddhism
紕い 【まよい】
紕い: Rarely-used kanji form.
じ
辞す
2. to resign (from); to step down; to leave (one's position); to quit
3. to decline; to turn down; to refuse
4. to do unwaveringly; to be prepared to do; to not mind doingSee also 辞さない, in the negative as ...を（も）辞さない, ...を（も）辞さず, etc.
まよ
迷う
1. to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray
- ウーン 、
- どっち
- の
- みち道
- に
- い行って
- も
- まよ迷いそうな
- き気がする 。
2. to waver; to hesitate; to vacillate; to be of two minds (about); to be unable to make up one's mind; to not know what to do; to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed
- かれ彼
- を
- どう
- しょち処置
- しよう
- か
- と
- まよ迷っている
- のです 。
3. to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with); to be charmed (by); to be carried away (by); to be blinded (by); to be lost (in); to lose oneself (to)
- かのじょ彼女の
- いろか色香
- に
- まよ迷った 。
4. to linger (of a departed soul); to be restless in one's grave; to be unable to rest in peace
紕う 【まよう】
紕う: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering; hesitantlyUsually written using kana alone, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
- なに何
- を
- ぐずぐず
- してる
- の ？
2. complaining; grumblingUsually written using kana alone, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
- あいつ
- は
- いつも
- ぐずぐず
- もんく文句
- ばかり
- い言っている 。
3. unsettled (e.g. weather)Usually written using kana alone, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4. loose; slackenedUsually written using kana alone, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
グズグズ
愚図愚図: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
オドオド
1. timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiouslyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
おどおど
くち
口ごもる
1. to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
口篭もる 【くちごもる】、口篭る 【くちごもる】、口籠る 【くちごもる】、口籠もる 【くちごもる】
しぶ
渋る
1. to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do); to grudge; to be tardy (in doing); to put off (doing)
- やくいん役員
- たち達
- は
- そんな
- きけん危険な
- じぎょう事業
- に
- のりだ乗り出す
- の
- を
- しぶった 。
2. to falter; to slacken; to slow down
3. to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmusSee also 渋り腹
よど
淀む
1. to stagnateUsually written using kana alone
2. to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to be sedimentedUsually written using kana alone
3. to become sluggish; to become dull; to become staleUsually written using kana alone
4. to be delayed; to hesitate; to falter; to stammer; to stumbleUsually written using kana alone
澱む 【よどむ】
1. athlete's foot
- みずむし水虫
- が
- いた痛みます 。
2. water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti)Usually written using kana alone
3. Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)Usually written using kana alone
す
透かさず
1. without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitationUsually written using kana alone
透かさず: Rarely-used kanji form.
きが
気兼ね
1. constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
気がね 【きがね】
1. quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...Usually written using kana alone, See also かねる, after the -masu stem of verb
ひる
怯む
1. to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted; to be discouraged; to hesitateUsually written using kana alone
1. faltering; hesitationUsually written using kana alone
はばか
憚る
1. to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may thinkUsually written using kana alone
- どの
- いえ家
- も
- ひと人
- に
- はばか憚る
- ひみつ秘密
- が
- ある 。
2. to lord it over; to have great influenceUsually written using kana alone
- にくまれっこ憎まれっ子
- よ世
- に
- はばか憚る 。
しりご
尻込み
1. hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
尻ごみ 【しりごみ】、後込み 【しりごみ】
後込み: Rarely-used kanji form.