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機嫌取り (きげんとり) — currying favour | Kumi Dictionary

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機嫌取り

機嫌取り

機きげ嫌ん取とり

currying favour

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きげんとり

Noun

1.

currying favour, being anxious to please

2.

bootlicker

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Kanji that make up this word

loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)

きら.う・きら.い・いや…(2)

dislike・detest・hate

と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)

take・fetch・take up

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