Illustration: At the entrance to a small Japanese neighborhood gym, a newcomer stands before a closed practice-room door. One hand hovers a finger’s width from the handle, ready to enter, while their weight shifts backward and one heel has already turned toward the exit.

ためらう

tamerau

to hesitate

Example sentences

質問しつもんするのをためらわないでください。
Don’t hesitate to ask questions.
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躊躇ためらうものは失敗しっぱいする。
He who hesitates is lost.
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彼かれは答こたえる前まえにためらった。
He hesitated before answering.
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