Vocab Info
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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Examples
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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? - N1
 
- 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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