ひとめをはばかる

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ひとめをはばかる – see the following entry.
人目を憚る
[verb] (idiomatic) to be afraid of others, to avoid other people, to take care not to be noticed by others
Alternative spelling
人目をはばかる
(This term, ひとめをはばかる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)