| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| あしらう | あしらう | 〔応対する，扱う〕treat; handle |
| 1〔応対する，扱う〕treat; handle 客を丁重にあしらった They treated [received/entertained] the guest politely. 私をじゃけんにあしらった He ill-treated me.／He treated me badly [unkindly]. その問題はいい加減にあしらわれた The question was handled perfunctorily. 彼は私の忠告を鼻であしらった He turned up his nose at my advice. 市の役人は彼を適当にあしらって追い払った The city officials gave him a polite brush-off. 2〔取り合わせる〕 板前は刺身に大根のつまをあしらった The cook garnished the sashimi with thread-like strips of radish. 彼女は生け花の松の根元に巧みに菊をあしらった She skillfully placed [arranged] some chrysanthemums at the foot of the sprigs of pine in her flower arrangement. |