こそく
Noun, Adjective
1.
underhanded, unfair
colloquial
2.
makeshift, stopgap
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その場しのぎの姑息な対策では、根本的な解決にはならない。
Makeshift, stopgap measures will not lead to a fundamental solution.
彼は姑息な言い訳をして、自分の責任を逃れようとした。
He tried to evade his responsibility by making a flimsy, underhanded excuse.
姑息な嘘をつくことで、一時的に安心感を得ても、後で後悔するだろう。
Even if you gain temporary peace of mind by telling a petty lie, you will regret it later.
政治家が姑息な人気取り政策に走るのは、国民の信頼を失う行為だ。
For politicians to resort to cheap, popularity-seeking policies is an act that loses the trust of the public.
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