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A1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
こそこそsneakily, secretly, to move stealthily
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Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See Also:
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こそこそ、コソコソ
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こそこそ隠れて何をしているんだ?
What are you doing, hiding secretly?
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電車内では静かにこそこそと話すようにしている。
I'm trying to speak quietly and inconspicuously inside the train.
- N1
陰でこそこそと人の悪口を言うことは良い事ではありません。
Speaking ill of others sneakily behind their back is not a good thing.
- N1
監督:「陰でこそこそするな!堂々としてこそ本当の男になれるんだ!」
Director: 'Don't lay low in the background! Only by being bold can you become a real man!'
- N1
昨日大喧嘩をした妻が、夜中や早朝にこそこそと家を出ていく恐れがあります。
There is a risk that my wife, with whom I had a big fight yesterday, will secretly leave the house in the middle of the night or early morning.
- N1
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