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首鼠両端 (しゅそりょうたん) — being unable to make up one's mind | Kumi Dictionary

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首鼠両端

首鼠両端

首しゅ鼠そ両りょう端たん

being unable to make up one's mind

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しゅそりょうたん

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being unable to make up one's mind, sitting on the fence

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