standoffish
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よそよそしい, 控えめな
reserved, aloof, or distant in one's interactions with others, often conveying a sense of unfriendliness or coldness
例
Despite his warm smile, she found him to be rather standoffish at the party, keeping to himself in the corner.
彼の温かい笑顔にもかかわらず、彼女は彼がパーティーでかなりよそよそしいと感じ、隅で一人でいた。
The new colleague appeared standoffish at first, but once you got to know her, she was quite friendly.
新しい同僚は最初はよそよそしいように見えたが、一度彼女を知ると、とても友好的だった。
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