凌しのぎ

noun, suffix

enduring; tiding over; pulling through

Often used as a suffix in compounds like その場しのぎ (makeshift, stopgap) or 急場しのぎ (temporary measure). As a standalone noun, it refers to the act of getting through a difficult situation.

See also: その場しのぎ

• その場ばしのぎの対たい策さくでは根こん本ぽん的てきな解かい決けつにならない。

  A stopgap measure won't lead to a fundamental solution.

• 彼かれは給きゅう料りょう日び前まえの凌しのぎに、友ゆう人じんから少すこし借しゃっ金きんをした。

  He borrowed a little money from a friend to tide him over until payday.

noun

food offered to funeral attendants

Specialized term for food provided to those helping at a funeral. Not used in everyday contexts.

See also: 非時

• 葬そう儀ぎの手伝てつだいに来きてくれた人ひとたちに、凌しのぎとしておにぎりを出だした。

  We offered rice balls as refreshments to those who came to help with the funeral.