- てれかくし
- [照れ隠し] ¶→照れ隠しに笑う* * *てれかくし【照れ隠し】¶ → 照れ隠しに笑う* * *てれかくし【照れ隠し】
●照れ隠しに to hide [conceal, cover] one's embarrassment [awkwardness, confusion]
・自分のミスだったことに気づいて照れ隠しに笑う realize it was one's own mistake and laugh to hide one's embarrassment
・人前でほめられたのが面はゆく, 照れ隠しにうれし泣きのしぐさをして見せた. Embarrassed at being praised in public, she covered her awkwardness by pretending to cry for joy.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.