“To vacillate” in Japanese
Short answer
To vacillate in Japanese is “迷う” (mayou). Full meaning: to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i.
Other ways to say “To vacillate” in Japanese
揺蕩う
tayutau to sway to and fro, to drift about, to flutter, to flicker; to be fickle, to be irresolute, to vacillate, to waver
揺れ動く
yureugoku to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker; to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw
まよう
mayou to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
迷ふ
mayou to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
まよわ
mayowa to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
ゆれ動く
yureugoku to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker; to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw
揺れうごく
yureugoku to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker; to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw
ゆれうごく
yureugoku to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker; to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw
迷え
mayoe to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
迷ひ
mayoi to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
迷お
mayoo to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; 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; to be captivated (by), to be i
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