腰掛け (Koshikake) is a Japanese noun meaning “seat, bench, temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries”.
Meanings
- nounseat; bench
- nountemporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
Examples
君が座っている腰掛けのペンキはまだ塗り立てだよ。
The paint on the seat on which you are sitting is still wet.
腰掛けのつもりだったのに、気がついたら私もこの会社で古株になってしまった。
I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).