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手をこまねく 【てをこまねく】

  1. [exp,v5k] to fold one's arms
  2. [exp,v5k] to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
  3. [exp,v5k] to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
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手 Hand シュ, ズ て, て-, -て, た-