右顧左眄（うこさべん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: hesitating/looking about indecisively
Example sentences
- 右顧左眄して決断できない。 — He hesitates and looks this way and that, unable to decide.
- 右顧左眄せずに前へ進む。 — She moves forward without wavering.
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