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)

梯形[teikei] trapezoid
階梯[kaitei] stairs
避難梯子[hinanbashigo] fire escape
梯子車[hashigosha] hook-and-ladder truck

梯子乗り[hashigonori] ladder-top stunts
梯子段[hashigodan] step
梯子酒[hashigozake] barhopping
舷梯[gentei] gangway (ladder)