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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to fold one's arms
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
2. to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
3. to lie in wait; to be ready and waitingColloquial
Other forms
手を拱く 【てをこまねく】手を拱く 【てをこまぬく】

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