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A5 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)now rejoicing, now worrying, swinging from joy to sorrow, glad and sad by turns, alternating hope and fear, unable to put one's mind at ease

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      alternating between happiness and anxiety, swinging between joy and sorrow, being glad and sad by turns, oscillating between optimism and pessimism

      Yojijukugo

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    一喜一憂 【いっきいちゆう】

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      (つね)一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)するのは賢明(けんめい)ではない。

      It is not wise to constantly swing from joy to sorrow.

        どんなことにも一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)するから(つか)れます。

        I get tired because I alternate between hope and fear for everything.

          (すべ)てのことに一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)するためにいつも感情(かんじょう)(いそが)しい。

          My emotions are always busy because I rejoice and worry by turns over everything.

            途中(とちゅう)結果(けっか)一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)するくらいなら、最終(さいしゅう)(てき)結果(けっか)から()きたい。

            Rather than getting glad and sad by turns over interim results, I want to hear the final outcome.

              一喜一憂(いっきいちゆう)しないために、なるべく感情(かんじょう)移入(いにゅう)しないようにしています。

              To avoid swinging from joy to sorrow, I try not to get emotionally involved as much as possible.

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