regret; lingering attachment; unfinished feeling
A feeling that something is left undone or that one cannot fully let go; often used when leaving a place or situation with mixed feelings.
I feel regret about leaving this town.
I have a lingering regret that I couldn't say what I wanted to.
chicken heart with surrounding meat and fat (yakitori)
A yakitori skewer part consisting of the heart plus attached flesh, blood vessels, and fat. Usually written in kana.
I ordered kokoronokori at the yakitori shop.
It's a regret of mine that I couldn't tell him the truth.
I have a lingering regret about leaving this town.
It's a regret that I won't be able to see it through to the end.
When I retired, I felt a bit of lingering regret.