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N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

気兼(きが)hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing something

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

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      constraint, reserve, feeling hesitant, being afraid of troubling someone

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    気兼ね 【きがね】気がね 【きがね】

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      よく気兼(きが)する(わたし)人付(ひとづ)()いが苦手(にがて)だ。

      I tend to feel hesitant around others, so I'm not great at socializing.

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      個室(こしつ)飲食(いんしょく)(てん)は、子連(こづ)れでも気兼(きが)なく(たの)しめます。

      Private dining restaurants let you enjoy your meal without hesitation—even with kids.

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      (わたし)(となり)部屋(へや)(ひと)気兼(きが)して(こえ)(ひそ)めて電話(でんわ)をしています。

      I'm speaking in a soft voice on the phone out of consideration for the person in the next room.

      • N1

      上司(じょうし):「(わたし)気兼(きが)()りませんので、()きに仕事(しごと)をしてください。」

      Boss: 'No need to hold back around me—just do your work as you like.'

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      気兼(きが)せずにいられる同僚(どうりょう)二人(ふたり)だけでする作業(さぎょう)は、ただただ(たの)しいです。

      Working alone with a colleague I can be completely at ease around is just plain fun.

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