shūtome
1. mother-in-law
★ Common
Noun
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mother-in-law
1. mother-in-law
1. daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
1. Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
1. girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
1. conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; bride and mother-in-law war — literal
1. dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
1. parents-in-law
1. Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails — explanation
2. backscratcher
1. mother-in-law (of the husband)
1. timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)