遠慮
えんりょ (enryo)
restraint, reserve, holding back (out of politeness)
noun, suru verb
Example
遠慮しないで、もっと食べてください。
えんりょしないで、もっとたべてください。
Enryo shinaide, motto tabete kudasai.
Please don't hold back, eat more.
A key concept in Japanese culture representing polite restraint. Often used in the negative form 遠慮しない to encourage someone to be less reserved.