外剛内柔 | [がいごうないじゅう, gaigounaijuu] (n) being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave |
小心翼々;小心翼翼 | [しょうしんよくよく, shoushinyokuyoku] (adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted |
気が小さい | [きがちいさい, kigachiisai] (exp,adj-i) (See 気の小さい) timid; faint-hearted; wimpish |
気の小さい | [きのちいさい, kinochiisai] (exp,adj-i) (See 気が小さい) timid; faint-hearted; wimpish |
腑甲斐無い;腑甲斐ない;不甲斐無い;不甲斐ない | [ふがいない, fugainai] (adj-i) disappointing; weak-minded; spiritless; cowardly; worthless; pusillanimous; feckless; faint-hearted; shiftless; tame; timid |