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こそ
Particle, emphasizes preceding word or phrase
1. it is ... that ..., precisely, in particular, definitely, for sure, only (when, after, because, etc.)
as こそあれ, こそすれ, こそするが, etc.
2. although, while, it is the case that ... but
after conditional -ba form of verb
3. it is precisely because ... that ..., only because ...
formal or literary term, after -nai stem of verb + ば
4. not at all, not in the slightest, absolutely not, never
辛抱こそ大事なんだ。
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くっそ, 苦蘇, こそ, クッソ, コソ
Usually in kana
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica), kosso, cusso, koso, brayera
刮
カツ, こそ.げる, けず.る
scrape off
子育て, こそだて
Takes suru
child rearing, child raising, raising children, parenting
彼女は三人の子育てにかかりきりだ。
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姑息, こそく
NA-adjective, Colloquialism
1. underhanded, unfair
orig. meaning
2. makeshift, stopgap
実は、大量の資料を持ってくるのは、反論させないための姑息な手段である。
コソ花, クッソ花, 苦蘇花, コソか, クッソか
See 苦蘇, Obscure term
kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers), kosso, cusso, koso
鼓譟, 鼓騒, こそう
Takes suru, Obscure term
1. motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries
2. making an uproar
こそあど
Linguistics terminology
Japanese ko-so-a-do demonstratives (e.g. pronouns: kore, sore, are, dore)
こそアド
Takes suru, See こっそり, See アド・2, Slang, from こっそり + アドレス
secretly exchanging e-mail addresses
こそぐる, 擽る, 擽ぐる
Godan verb, Transitive, See 擽る・くすぐる・1, Usually in kana, Obscure term
to tickle
こそこそ, コソコソ
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Takes suru, See こっそり, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly
影でこそこそせず面と向かって彼にそれを言いたまえ。
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小袖, こそで
historical term
1. short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period)
2. padded silk garment
こそ泥, コソ泥, こそどろ, コソどろ
See こそこそ泥棒, Abbreviation
sneak thief, petty thief, cat burglar
そのこそ泥は窓をこじ開けている現場を捕まった。
こそばゆい, こそばい, こしょばい
1. ticklish
2. embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)