Receiving an embrace with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

Tippy is glad that Cocoa is around to be friends with Chino, but it’s a problem for him.

ティッピー:: 「だがその勝手(かって)に抱(だ)きつかれると困(こま)るというか」; “But being hugged like that without warning is a bit troubling.”; Literal: “But when I receive clinging hugs selfishly like that, it is troubling, or rather...”

Key Points

1抱(だ)きつかれる presents Tippy as the one being hugged

Cocoa is the omitted performer, while Tippy describes the unwanted hugs from his own affected position.

2抱(だ)きつく becomes 抱(だ)きつかれる

3勝手(かって)に and というか soften the complaint in different ways

勝手(かって)に says Cocoa acts without permission. というか trails off as Tippy searches for a less direct way to call it troubling.