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Examples:

こそ こそ

  1. definitely; for sure; in particular; it is ... that ...; only (when, after, because, etc.); precisely
  2. although; it is the case that ... but; while
  3. it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
  4. absolutely not; never; not at all; not in the slightest

こそこそ こそこそ

  1. on the sly; secretly; sneakily; stealthily

子育て こそだて

  1. child raising; child rearing; parenting; raising children

こそげ取る こそげとる

  1. to scrape off

こそげ落とす こそげおとす

  1. to rub off; to scrape off; to shave off

こそこそ泥棒 こそこそどろぼう

  1. cat burglar; petty thief; sneak thief

こそ泥 こそどろ

  1. cat burglar; petty thief; sneak thief

こそあど こそあど

  1. Japanese ko-so-a-do demonstratives (e.g. pronouns: kore, sore, are, dore)

こそあれ こそあれ

  1. although

枯燥 こそう

  1. drying up; parching
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