| Example in Japanese | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| 女を殴るのに 躊躇しない | What? |
| 君に知ってほしいんだ 昨夜から僕は 二度と誰をも 失うまいと 思う様になった もう人生を始めるのに 躊躇しない | and i want you to know that after last night, i dont want to lose anyone that matters to me ever again im not gonna wait any longer for my life to start ...Lori will you marry me? |
| 躊躇しない | And don't hold back. |
| しかし勇敢なものでさえも 躊躇します 次の驚くべき 段階には | But even the bravest hesitate over this next incredible step. |
| ちゅうちょせず | No hesitation. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | استأنى | Catalan | hesitar |
| Danish | tøve | Dutch | aarzelen,talmen, twijfelen, weifelen |
| English | hesitate | Finnish | empiä, epäröidä |
| French | hésiter | German | zagen, zaudern, zögern |
| Greek | διστάζω | Hungarian | lacafacázik, tétovázik, vacillál |
| Icelandic | hika | Italian | esitare, nicchiare, tergiversare, titubare |
| Lithuanian | dvejoti | Macedonian | се колеба, се поколеба |
| Polish | zawahać | Portuguese | hesitar |
| Quechua | iskayyay | Romanian | ezita |
| Spanish | cespitar, hesitar, vacilar | Swedish | tveka, tvina, vela |
| Thai | รั้งรอ, ลังเล | Turkish | çekinmek |
| Vietnamese | lưỡng lự |