shyness
ひとみしり
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
shyness, fear of strangers, stranger anxiety
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子供の頃はひどい人見知りで、新しい場所に行くのが苦手だった。
When I was a child, I had severe stranger anxiety and was bad at going to new places.
彼は人見知りの性格を克服しようと、積極的に交流の場に参加している。
He is actively participating in social gatherings to overcome his shyness.
人見知りをする赤ちゃんは、見慣れない人を見ると泣き出すことがある。
Babies who have stranger anxiety sometimes cry when they see unfamiliar people.
新しい職場では、人見知りのせいでなかなか同僚と打ち解けられなかった。
At my new workplace, I couldn't easily open up to my colleagues because of my shyness.
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