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凝る こる N1

  1. to become stiff (of muscles)
  2. to become obsessed with; to develop a passion for; to devote oneself to; to get absorbed in; to get hooked on
  3. to be elaborate; to be exquisite; to be intricate; to be particular about; to pay great attention to

凝る こごる

  1. to congeal; to freeze; to gelatinize; to gell; to jell; to jellify

凝る しこる

  1. to harden; to stiffen

肩が凝る かたがこる

  1. to have stiff shoulders
  2. to feel ill at ease; to feel tense; to feel uncomfortable
  3. serious; sober

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ

  1. if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
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