二階から目薬

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
かい
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
二階から目藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally, "eyedrops from the second floor".

Idiom

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()(かい)から()(ぐすり) (ni-kai kara megusuri

  1. being roundabout or indirect to the point of being ineffective, often irritatingly so