JLPT N1 Advanced
敬遠
Deliberately keeping someone at arm’s length, polite avoidance, or an intentional walk in baseball.
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敬遠する verb form
敬遠します polite form
敬遠した past tense
1 Noun, Suru verb
Keeping Someone at Arm's Length
The act of deliberately keeping a distance from someone or something difficult to deal with.
Example
面倒な 手続き を 敬遠 し て 、 後回し に し て しまっ た 。
I shied away from the troublesome paperwork and ended up procrastinating.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Intentional Walk (in Baseball)
A baseball strategy where a pitcher intentionally walks a batter to avoid a potentially damaging hit.
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