Words — 63 found
こそばゆい
1. ticklish
2. embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
こそばい、こちょばい、こしょばい
たせ
立つ瀬がない
1. being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
立つ瀬が無い 【たつせがない】
ぐあいわる
具合が悪い
1. unwell; in a bad state; out of sorts; in a bad way
2. not working properly; out of order
3. inconvenient; troublesome
4. uncomfortable; awkward
5. indecent; obscene
しきいたか
敷居の高い
1. having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)See also 敷居が高い
きっくつ
詰屈
1. bending; twisting; winding
2. hard to understand; unintelligible
3. stiff; stilted; awkwardFormal or literary term
佶屈 【きっくつ】
まず
不味る
1. to bungle; to make things awkwardColloquial, Usually written using kana alone, See also まずい, usu. as まずった
クッションワード
1. word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")Rare term, Wasei, word made in Japan, From English “cushion word”. Wasei (word made in Japan), e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく
クッション・ワード
ことば
クッション言葉
1. word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")See also クッションワード, e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく
1. to become strained (of a relationship); to become discordant; to become unfriendly; to become awkward; to go sourInternet slang, See also ギスギス
ぎする
てんしとお
天使が通る
1. to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passesIdiomatic expression, from the French "un ange passe"
き
聞きにくい
1. difficult to hear; indistinct
2. hesitating to ask; awkward to ask
3. unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
聞き難い 【ききにくい】、聞き悪い 【ききにくい】
すじば
筋張る
1. to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff
2. to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial; to become awkward (of a situation)
か
兼ねる
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doUsually written using kana alone, See also 兼ねない, after the -masu stem of verb
- こういう
- じじょう事情
- ですから 、
- ざんねん残念ながら 、
- せっかく
- の
- ご
- しょうたい招待
- を
- お
- う受け
- いたし
- かねる
- のです 。
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- わたし私
- は
- べんきょう勉強
- と
- あそ遊び
- を
- かね兼ねている
- しごと仕事
- に
- つき
- たい 。
3. to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
4. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
5. to think of the future (as well as the present)
1. slowness of speech; awkwardness of speech
1. throbbing painOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. jerkily; awkwardlyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
ぐきぐき
もにょもにょ
1. (speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardlyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Internet slang, See also もにょる
モニョモニョ