因循姑息[injunkosoku] dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
姑息[kosoku] makeshift
舅姑[kyuuko] parents-in-law
小姑[kojuutome] sister-in-law
慈姑[kuwai] Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

小心姑息[shoushinkosoku] timid and evasive (person)
麻姑掻痒[makosouyou] things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
梯姑[deiko] Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
姑洗[kosen] (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)

御手洗い[otearai] toilet
異洗浄[isenjou] stomach pumping
一洗[issen] thoroughly wash away
灰洗い[akuarai] scouring
乾燥洗濯[kansousentaku] dry cleaning

丸洗い[maruarai] washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart
再洗礼[saisenrei] baptism by sprinkling
皿洗い[saraarai] washing-up
皿洗い機[saraaraiki] dish-washer (machine)
手洗[tearai] washing one's hands