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弱気

timidity, bearishness

j o̞ β̞ a̠ kʲ i
弱 weak + 気 feeling, mood, state of mind
noun Rare #35,056
timidity, bearishness As a general noun, it means a timid or hesitant attitude; in finance, it means a pessimistic or bearish outlook.
JA: 彼は弱気になって、意見を言えなかった。
EN: He became timid and couldn't express his opinion.

弱気が美人を得たためしがない。

No one has ever won a beautiful woman by being timid.

彼は彼女の弱気を叱った。

He scolded her for being timid.

料理に弱気は禁物

Don't be timid when it comes to cooking.

— レミーのおいしいレストラン (2007)

でも相手が何も言わないから僕は弱気になった

But because they didn’t say anything, I lost my nerve.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

怠惰は弱気精神の避難場にすぎない。

Laziness is merely a refuge for the fainthearted.