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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

人見知(ひとみし)shyness, fear of strangers, stranger anxiety

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      shyness, fear of strangers, stranger anxiety

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    人見知り 【ひとみしり】

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      子供(こども)人見知(ひとみし)をして()いています。

      A child is crying from stranger anxiety.

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      (わたし)(むすめ)人見知(ひとみし)(まった)くせず、社交(しゃこう)(てき)である。

      My daughter shows no shyness at all. She's very outgoing.

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      人見知(ひとみし)(はげ)しい()(あたら)しい(ひと)()うのが苦手(にがて)です。

      Kids with intense shyness struggle to meet new people.

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      人見知(ひとみし)(かれ)(わたし)との会話(かいわ)()えるや(いな)や、その()から()っていった。

      Because of his shyness, he left as soon as our conversation ended.

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      (ぼく)人見知(ひとみし)とあって、初対面(しょたいめん)()では(いし)のように(かた)まってしまいます。

      I'm shy, so I tend to freeze up like a rock when meeting someone for the first time.

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