[おそれいる, osoreiru](v5r, vi) (1) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small; (2) to be grateful; (3) to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised; (4) to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed[Add to Longdo]
[とうはいっときのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ, touhaittokinohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji](exp) (id) Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know[Add to Longdo]