Monday 19 March 2007

ごますり

"sesame grinding"
Ingratiating oneself, apple-polishing, overtly flattering, toadying, sucking up to one's superiors

When a person makes an overtly ingratiating remark, he/she is 'grinding sesame seeds'. Like the messy sesame seeds ground up in the mortar, the person seeking favour is sticking to everything (one).

A: 加藤さんいよいよ課長に昇進らしいですよ。

B: やっぱりそうですか。ここ三年間ずっとごますりよやってきたんだから、そろそろ課長になるだろうとは思ってましたけどね。

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