to butter up |
よいしょ /(int) (1) (expression of) effort or strain/Yo-heave-ho!/(vs) (2) to butter up/to suck up to/ ------- よいっしょ /(int) (1) (expression of) effort or strain/Yo-heave-ho!/(vs) (2) to butter up/to suck up to/ ------- 機嫌気褄を取る [きげんきづまをとる] /(exp,v5r) (obsc) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/ ------- 機嫌をとる [きげんをとる] /(exp,v5r) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/ ------- 機嫌を取る [きげんをとる] /(exp,v5r) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/ ------- 気褄を合わす [きづまをあわす] /(exp,v5s) (obsc) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/ ------- 胡麻をする [ごまをする] /(exp,v5r) to butter up/to try to get on the good side of/ ------- 胡麻を擂る [ごまをする] /(exp,v5r) to butter up/to try to get on the good side of/ ------- 媚を売る [こびをうる] /(exp,v5r) (1) to coquet (of a woman)/to entice a customer (of a prostitute)/(2) to flatter/to butter up/ |