Word Meaning 敬遠

ブラック企業は労働者から敬遠されます。

Exploitative companies are avoided by the workforce.

食わず嫌いで寿司を敬遠する人もいますが、何度か食べるうちに「寿司の虜になった」という人も結構多いですよ。

There are those who distance themselves from sushi without having ever tried it, but there are also a fair number of people who have "Become captive to sushi" having only tried it a few times.

建前は「嘘」と誤解されがちですが、それは「嘘」のように「人を騙そうとするもの」ではなく「相手との意見の相違を、相手に不快感を与えず伝えるための手段の一つ」だと私は考えています。討論することを敬遠しがちな日本人が、円滑に物事を進めていけるようにと根付いた文化だと思います。

The concept of "Tatemae" tends to be misunderstood as lying. But I think it's not lying in the sense of deceiving others, but rather as a way of respecting others' differences in opinion without making them uncomfortable. It's a cultural aspect stemming from how Japanese people tend to avoid arguments in favor of keeping the peace.