Dictionary / Vocabulary / 気兼ね
きがね
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
JLPT N1 common word Also written 気がね
トムは気兼ねすることなく自分の意見を述べたことがない。
Tom never felt comfortable expressing his own opinion.
トムが女の子だったらよかったのに。そしたら気兼ねなく寄り添ってられたのに。
I wish that Tom were a girl. That way I would be able to get close to him without any hesitation.
思ったことを気兼ねなく言っていいんだよ。
Feel free to share your thoughts.