Japanese DictionaryWords related to あわて
- (n) scatterbrain; absent-minded person
あわてものだから彼はたぶん早合点するだろう。
Being a hasty person, he is likely to jump to conclusions.
- (n) flustered person; hasty person
「しまった！傘を電車に忘れた」「あわてん坊ね」
"Oh no! I left my umbrella on the train." "You are a scatterbrain!"
- (exp) slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
Sentences containing あわて
When suddenly faced with a dangerous situation, hold your horses - make sure of the proper action, then act.
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.