臆病

cowardly, timid

o̞ k ɯ̟ bʲ o̞ː → 臆病だ
adjective Rare #27,639
cowardly, timid
JA: 彼は臆病で、新しいことに挑戦しない。
EN: He is timid and doesn't try new things.

それって臆病って気がする

That seems kind of cowardly to me.

臆病私に声をかけなかったこと?

Were you too shy to talk to me?

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

彼は臆病というより内気

He's shy rather than cowardly.

臆病になった

Have you lost your nerve?

— ロード・オブ・ザ・リング/王の帰還 (2003)

ボブはとても臆病女の子おしゃべりすると赤面してしまう

Bob is very shy, and he blushes whenever he talks to girls.

君は臆病ではない

You are not a coward.

わがまま臆病何を考えているかわからない

They're selfish and cowardly, and I can't tell what they're thinking.

— ハウルの動く城 (2004)

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