This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

臆面もなく

Reading

Kana: おくめんもなく
Romaji: okumenmonaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adv
1

boldly; audaciously; impudently; unashamedly; unabashedly

Kanji

Readings: オク、 ヨク、 むね、 おくする
Meanings: timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface

Example Sentence

「まあその、自慢(じまん)できる(こと)でもないんだけど」というか、臆面(おくめん)もなく吹聴(ふいちょう)できる(はなし)でもない。
➥"Well, that is, it's not something I can boast of," in fact it's not something I can talk unashamedly about in public.
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