機嫌取り
Meanings
Noun
1. currying favour; being anxious to please
2. bootlicker
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きげんとり
きげんとり
Composed of
機嫌
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; safety; health; well-being; one's situation; in a good mood; …
Noun
取り
taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
Noun
Examples1
彼
He was very anxious to please.