奥手

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 奥手, read おくて, describes shyness in romance or the late-maturing nature of a crop.
• Basic usage: It describes a person who finds it hard to start a romantic interaction or beans that are harvested late.
  • 彼は恋愛には奥手で、自分から話しかけられない。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• People and crops
  • Calling someone 奥手 in romance does not mean they are hesitant about everything. For crops, 奥手 concerns the time of maturation, not a personality trait.