N2 — outside your level filter
whether to do it or not — weighing an act against holding back
参加しようかしまいか、締め切りの日まで迷っていた。
sanka shiyou ka shimai ka, shimekiri no hi made mayotte ita.
I went back and forth on whether to take part, right up to the deadline. neutral
声をかけようかかけまいか迷ったが、結局黙って通り過ぎた。
koe o kakeyou ka kakemai ka mayotta ga, kekkyoku damatte toorisugita.
I hesitated over whether to say something to him, and in the end walked past without a word. neutral
(よ)うか〜まいか
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