鼻はな薬ぐすり

noun

nasal medicine; nose spray

Literal medical use: medicine applied to or through the nose, such as sprays or drops.

• 花か粉ふん症しょうがひどいので、鼻はな薬ぐすりを使つかっています。

  My hay fever is bad, so I'm using a nasal spray.

noun

bribe; hush money

Figurative use: money or favor given to keep someone quiet or to buy influence. Often used in the phrase 鼻薬を嗅がせる (to give a bribe).

• 役やく人にんに鼻はな薬ぐすりを嗅かがせて、うまく許きょ可かを取とったらしい。

  It seems he got the permit by bribing the official.

noun

pacifying treat; soothing sweets

Colloquial, often used for giving a child a small treat or money to stop crying or to distract them.

• 泣ないている子こに鼻はな薬ぐすりとして飴あめをあげた。

  I gave the crying child a candy as a pacifier.