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N1 I-adjective

ぎこちないawkward, clumsy, stiff, crude, unrefined, constrained

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    1. I-adjective

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      awkward, clumsy, stiff, crude, unrefined, constrained

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    ぎこちないぎごちない

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      運転(うんてん)初心者(しょしんしゃ)ぎこちない運転(うんてん)(こわ)いです。

      A beginner's awkward driving can be pretty scary.

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      新米(しんまい)のシェフがぎこちない()つきで包丁(ほうちょう)()っている。

      The rookie chef is holding the knife with clumsy hands.

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      ぎこちない笑顔(えがお)からして、(かれ)(わら)()れていないのでしょう。

      That stiff smile says he's probably not used to laughing.

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      最近(さいきん)()してきた隣人(りんじん)ぎこちない挨拶(あいさつ)不気味(ぶきみ)でなくてなんだろう…。

      That constrained greeting from our new neighbor. If that wasn't creepy, I don't know what is.

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      ぎこちない文章(ぶんしょう)しか()けないなら、(ほん)()むなり(なら)うなりして上達(じょうたつ)させるべきだ。

      If all you can write are awkward sentences, then you should read or take lessons to get better.

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