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しゅうしゅぼうかん
袖手傍観
するだけでなに
何
もできないじぶん
自分
がふがい
不甲斐
なかった。
I found myself useless, just looking on with folded arms and unable to do anything.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun, 'suru' verb
looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker (yojijukugo)(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task (often written with kana only)2. to be ready; to be completed (often written with kana only)
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself2. I; me
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Most common form: 不甲斐無い
disappointing; weak-minded; spiritless; cowardly; worthless; pusillanimous; feckless; faint-hearted; shiftless; tame; timid
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