| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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姑
|
しゅうとめ
しゅうと
しうとめ
しいとめ
|
mother-in-law
|
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姑息
|
こそく
|
underhanded
unfair
|
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芸妓
芸奴
芸姑
|
げいぎ
げいこ
|
geisha
|
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因循姑息
|
いんじゅんこそく
|
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
|
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舅姑
|
きゅうこ
|
parents-in-law
|
|
小姑
|
こじゅうとめ
こじゅうと
|
sister-in-law
|
|
慈姑
|
くわい
クワイ
|
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
|
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小心姑息
|
しょうしんこそく
|
timid and evasive (person)
timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
|
|
麻姑掻痒
|
まこそうよう
|
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
someone being very attentive to one's wishes
|
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梯梧
梯姑
|
でいご
でいこ
デイゴ
デイコ
|
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
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