Pylons

えんりょ１【遠慮】 ﾛｰﾏ(enryo)
1 〔控えめ〕 reserve; constraint; 〔慎み〕 discretion; 〔はばかり〕 diffidence; hesitation; 〔気兼ね〕 consideration; tact; thoughtfulness. [⇒えんりょなく]
～する 〔控える〕 hold [hang] back; 〔固苦しくする〕 stand on ceremony; 〔はばかる〕 be modest; be diffident; 〔気兼ねする〕 be ┌tactful [thoughtful].
▲夜中に訪ねてくるのは遠慮してほしい.　Kindly refrain from visiting me in the middle of the night.
･駐車ご遠慮ください.　〔掲示〕 Please don't park here. ｜ No parking, please.
･機内でのおたばこはご遠慮ください.　〔アナウンス〕 Please refrain from smoking inside the airplane.
･彼は私に遠慮して何も言わなかった.　Because I was there [Out of consideration for my feelings] he didn't say anything.
･彼女は遠慮して末席にすわった.　She modestly chose to sit at the very bottom of the table. ｜ She took a seat at the bottom of the table out of modesty.
･遠慮しないでたくさん食べなさい.　Don't ┌hold back [be shy]; eat plenty [《口》 dig in].
･遠慮なさらずにたくさん召し上がって.　Please help yourself.
･そんなに遠慮するなよ.　Relax! ｜ Don't be so shy! ｜ There's no need to be so formal.
･ここではだれにも遠慮しなくていいんだよ.　There's no need to ┌feel restrained [stand on ceremony, behave formally] with anybody here. ｜ You can feel on relaxed terms with everybody here.
･彼女は私に対して何か遠慮しているようだ.　There is something reserved in her manner toward me.
▲遠慮会釈もなく　without the ┌slightest ceremony [least compunction]; ruthlessly; scathingly.
▲金を貸してくれた彼には遠慮がある.　The fact that I borrowed money from him ┌inhibits me [puts me at a disadvantage, makes it difficult (for me)].
･彼女とはあまり親しくないので遠慮がある.　Not knowing her very well, I feel rather inhibited. ｜ The fact that she and I aren't very close holds me back.
▲遠慮のない男　a very ┌frank [open, free and easy] fellow; an impertinent [an impudent, a shameless, a brazen] fellow [⇒ぶえんりょ]
･遠慮のない批評　frank [honest, unrestrained] criticism
･彼は少しも遠慮のない態度であった.　He was completely unreserved. ｜ There was no constraint in his manner.
･遠慮の要らない友達　a friend one ┌can relax [feel free and easy, doesn't feel restrained] with; a friend in whose company one doesn't need to stand on ceremony
･彼とは遠慮のない間柄なんだよ.　He and I are on ┌relaxed [easygoing] terms (with each other).
▲そんな遠慮は忘れなさい.　You don't have to be so restrained when you're around me.
･遠慮なく言わせてもらうんだが　I'll be ┌frank [open] with you (and say…)
･私に対して何も遠慮は要りません.　Please don't stand on ceremony with me. ｜ Do be frank with me.
2 〔辞退〕 declining 《to do》; abstaining [refraining] 《from doing》; 〔退去〕 withdrawal; retiring; 〔敬遠〕 keeping one's distance; staying away (from sb); remaining at a respectful distance.
～する 〔辞退する〕 decline 《to do》; obstain [refrain] 《from doing》; 〔引き下がる〕 withdraw; retire; 〔敬遠する〕 keep one's distance; stay away (from a ┌place [situation]); remain at a respectful distance; avoid approaching a place.
▲その作品への批評は遠慮した.　I refrained from commenting on that work.
･料理が少なかったので食べるのを遠慮した.　There wasn't much food, so I refrained from eating. ｜ 《文》 There was little food, so I abstained.
･今回は参加を遠慮させてください.　〔謝絶〕 On this occasion I must decline ┌your invitation [to be present].
･私は二人が話している間その場を遠慮した.　I stayed out (of the room) while the two of them talked.
･この場はちょっと遠慮してくれ.　Leave us [Go away] for a moment, could you?
･ご遠慮いただけませんか.　Would you kindly leave us?
･その顔ぶれのパーティーは遠慮したほうが無難だよ.　I'd steer clear of a party with that lot (if I were you). ｜ It would be safer to avoid going to a party with that bunch present.
えんりょ２【遠慮】 ﾛｰﾏ(enryo)
〔遠きおもんぱかり〕 forethought; thinking ahead. [⇒しんぼう５]
▲彼は遠慮のある人物だ.　He's a ┌farsighted [*longsighted] person. ｜ He has foresight.
▲あれは遠慮を欠いた判断だった.　It was a ┌shortsighted judgment [decision taken without thought for the long term].
▲遠慮なければ近憂あり.　Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term.
えんりょがち【遠慮勝ち】 ﾛｰﾏ(enryogachi)
～な shy; diffident; retiring; reserved.
遠慮がちに　shyly; diffidently; in a ┌retiring [reserved] manner.
▲彼女は遠慮がちに借金を申し出た.　She asked ┌shyly [in a retiring manner] for a loan.
えんりょなく【遠慮なく】 ﾛｰﾏ(enryonaku)
〔忌憚なく〕 without ┌reserve [ceremony, formality]; 〔率直に〕 frankly; 〔はばからずに〕 without ┌hesitation [hesitating]; 〔気兼ねなく〕 without worrying about sb's feelings.
▲疑問の点は遠慮なくお尋ねください.　Do ask if you have any questions. ｜ If you have any doubts, please ┌don't hesitate [(do) feel free] to ask me.
･意見があったら遠慮なく言ってくれ.　Tell me frankly [Don't hang back] if you have any views. ｜ Feel free to [Go ahead and] let me know what you think.
･君からのご祝儀, 遠慮なく使わせてもらったよ.　Thanks very much for your (monetary) gift; I ┌didn't hesitate to use it [went ahead and used it].
･「どうぞ召し上がれ」「では遠慮なく」　"Go ahead."―"Right [OK]. Thank you." ｜ "Do start."―"All right, I will. Thank you."
･私にできることがあったら何でも遠慮なく言ってくれ.　If there's anything I can do, ┌do say (so) [don't hesitate to ask me, (do) feel free to ask].
･ご用があれば何でも遠慮なくお申しつけください.　If we can ┌be of service [help] in any way, do contact us.
･試供品はご遠慮なくお持ちください.　Do [Don't hesitate to] take one as a sample. ｜ Do help yourself to one as a sample.
えんりょぶかい【遠慮深い】 ﾛｰﾏ(enryobukai)
diffident; shy; timid; retiring; reserved; bashful.
▲彼女はとても遠慮深い人だ.　She's very ┌reserved [diffident, shy, reluctant to force herself on people].
遠慮深く　diffidently; shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a reserved manner.
▲彼は遠慮深く話し始めた.　He ┌diffidently [shyly, reluctantly] began speaking.