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Movement & Speed

こそっと

kosotto

Sneaking quietly; doing something stealthily

Moving or acting quietly and stealthily so as not to be noticed. A single, discrete sneaky action.

💡Sneaking a cookie — 'She kosotto grabbed a cookie when no one was looking.'

Example

こそっと部屋を抜け出した。

I kosotto slipped out of the room.

Quiz yourself

He ___ slipped a note into her bag without anyone noticing.

彼は誰にも気づかれずに○○と彼女のカバンにメモを入れた。

sneakyquietstealthysecretdiscreet
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