怖気 おじけづく
ojikezuku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to chicken out; to have the wind up

Intransitive
いよいよという ときになって かれ いた。
iyoiyoto iu tokini natte karewa ojikezuita.
His nerve failed him at the last moment.
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