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)

どら息子[doramusuko] lazy son
愛息[aisoku] (your) beloved son
安息[ansoku] rest
一人息子[hitorimusuko] an only son
一息[hitoiki] one breath

因循姑息[injunkosoku] dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
気息[kisoku] breathing
気息奄奄[kisokuenen] gasping for breath
休息[kyuusoku] rest
休息時間[kyuusokujikan] recess