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道草みちくさ (michikusa)

dawdle; loiter

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Meaning

道草 (みちくさ, michikusa) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “dawdle; loiter”.

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Example sentences 8

学校がっこうの帰かえりによく道草みちくさをしたものです

We often dawdled on the way home from school.

帰りに道草を食うなよ.

Come straight home.

使つかいの途中とちゅう道草みちくさをくうな。

Don't delay on this errand.

帰り道かえりみちで道草みちくさを食くうんじゃないよ。

Don't play around on your way home.

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