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様子, 容子, ようす
1. state (of affairs), situation, circumstances
2. appearance, look(s), air, manner, behaviour, demeanor
3. sign, indication
彼はどうしたら良いのかわからない様子だった。
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様子を見る, ようすをみる
Expression, Ichidan verb
to wait and see, to see how things go, to survey the situation
様子見, ようすみ
Takes suru, May take 'no'
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.), waiting to see (how things play out), watching developments (before acting)
一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。
様子次第, ようすしだい
according to circumstances, depending on the state of things, according to how the situation develops