Word details
尻込み
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 尻込み.
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Entry
1
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
Examples
彼は危険に直面してしり込みした。
He shrank back in the face of danger.
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