underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails; backscratcher
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
mother-in-law (of the husband)
Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush); Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)