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Emotion & Feeling

くよくよ

kuyo-kuyo

Brooding over past mistakes

Dwelling on something negative that already happened. A mental loop of regret that's hard to break out of.

💡After saying something rude — 'Stop going kuyo-kuyo over it, it's done.'

Example

過去のことをくよくよしても仕方がない。

There's no use going kuyo-kuyo over the past.

Quiz yourself

Don't ___ about what you can't change.

変えられないことを○○しても仕方ないよ。

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Intermediate