[こ, ko](n, n-suf) (1) child; (2) (also 仔) young (animal); (3) (also 娘) young woman; young geisha; (4) offshoot; (5) (See 元も子もない) interest; (6) (abbr) (See 子株・2) new shares; (7) (arch) bird egg; (n-suf) (8) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women); (P)#443[Add to Longdo]
[たおる, taoru](v5r, vt) (1) to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); (2) to make a young woman one's own thing[Add to Longdo]
[こぶくろとこむすめ, kobukurotokomusume](exp) (1) small bag and young woman; (2) like a small bag seems to be able to contain few items yet can be stuffed with many, a young woman seems inexpensive to bring up yet can end up costing a lot; (3) a young woman and a small bag are both fragile and great care must be taken with both of them[Add to Longdo]