- kokoronokori regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
Used in formal or literary contexts to express lingering regret about something left undone, not for casual apologies.
彼に謝れなかったのが心残りです。
Kare ni ayamarenakatta no ga kokoronokori desu.
It's my regret that I couldn't apologize to him.
心残りなのは、彼女に会えなかったことだ。
Kokoronokori na no wa, kanojo ni aenakatta koto da.
What I regret is that I couldn't see her.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 後悔 (kōkai), which is stronger and more about self-reproach for a past action.
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