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臆面
おくめん
1. [n]
《usu. as 臆面もなく》
▶ timid face
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1182820 臆面もなく 1. brazenly; shamelessly; unashamedly; unabashedly; impudently; audaciously



History:
4. A 2023-08-24 23:25:27  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think "etc." is needed there. Its meaning is unclear when there's only one example.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<s_inf>usu. as 臆面もなく, etc.</s_inf>
+<s_inf>usu. as 臆面もなく</s_inf>
3. A 2023-08-23 00:54:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
臆面もない	1432
臆面もなく	28515
臆面	40064
  Comments:
Simplifying. A noun can't really be "in the negative".
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<s_inf>usu. in the negative as 臆面もなく, 臆面もない, etc.</s_inf>
+<s_inf>usu. as 臆面もなく, etc.</s_inf>
2. A* 2023-08-17 21:58:41 
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<s_inf>usu. in the negative:臆面もなく, 臆面もない, etc.</s_inf>
+<s_inf>usu. in the negative as 臆面もなく, 臆面もない, etc.</s_inf>
1. A* 2023-08-17 16:06:39  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
臆面	40064	53.2%
臆面もなく	28515	37.9%
臆面も無く	5136	6.8%
臆面もない	1432	1.9%
臆面も無い	138	0.2%

eow.alc has no definition for 臆面 on its own:
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=臆面
臆面もない unabashed, unabashedly
臆面もなくうそを言う lie shamelessly
etc.

with が:
臆面が	193	  
臆面がない	138	  
臆面がないわけ	22	  
臆面がないわけで	21	  
臆面がないわけでは	21	  

with の:
臆面の	884	  
臆面のな	429	  
臆面のなさ	423	  
臆面のない	262	  
臆面の無	147	  
臆面の無さ	146	  

with に:
臆面にも出さず	107	 
臆面にも出さない	20	  

with other particles and desu:
臆面で	0	0.0%
臆面を	30	100.0%
臆面だ	0	0.0%
  Comments:
note copied from 別状. 

"shy face" seems to have missed the mark.

kokugos define with 気後れ:
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident; being daunted​

or 臆したようす: feeling hesitant or timid

That said, this appears to be almost non-existent outside of the larger negated expression.  Google "臆面" and  臆面もない comes back.  Dictionary entries for 臆面 invariably give 臆面もない・なく as the example.(sankoku gives なく)。
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>shy face</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1182820">臆面もなく</xref>
+<s_inf>usu. in the negative:臆面もなく, 臆面もない, etc.</s_inf>
+<gloss>timid face</gloss>

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