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生真面目きまじめ

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overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest

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かれ生真面目きまじめ性格せいかくで、冗談じょうだんつうじない。

He has such an overserious personality that jokes don't get through to him.

生真面目きまじめすぎると、職場しょくば孤立こりつすることもある。

Being too overly earnest can sometimes lead to isolation in the workplace.

彼女かのじょ生真面目きまじめさが、プロジェクトの成功せいこうささえた。

Her deep sincerity supported the success of the project.

生真面目きまじめ姿勢しせい評価ひょうかされるべきだが、柔軟性じゅうなんせい必要ひつようだ。

An earnestly dedicated attitude deserves recognition, but flexibility is also necessary.

かれ生真面目きまじめであるがゆえに、周囲しゅういからの信頼しんらいあついが、とき融通ゆうずうかないと批判ひはんされることもある。

Precisely because he is so deeply sincere, he enjoys strong trust from those around him, yet he is sometimes criticized for being inflexible.