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愛想  [あいそ]    meaning:  attitude  rank: 2
☆ は愛想はいいけど実際仕事もしない ⇨ He is friendly but won’t get anything done actually
☆ あの店員は愛想がい ⇨ The clerk of that store is very unfriendly  (☛ Outward attitudes while interacting with others. 「あいそう」is an alternative pronunciation)

愛想  [あいそ]  [愛想が尽きる]    meaning:  patience  rank: 3
☆ あいつにはいい加減に愛想が尽きた ⇨ I’ve run out of patience with him. I’m done with him

愛想  [あいそ]  [愛想を尽かす]    meaning:  patience  rank: 3
☆ 博打癖に愛想をかして去った ⇨ His wife lost patience about his gambling habit and left him

愛想  [あいそ]  [御愛想]  [coll]    meaning:  bill  rank: 4
☆ 御愛想! (おあいそ) ⇨ Check, please!  (☛ Bills, typically at restaurants)

愛想  [あいそ]  [御愛想]    meaning:  tact  rank: 4
☆ は御愛想でそう言っただけだよ (おあいそ) ⇨ He just said that just to be nice


More examples:
  • 一見無愛想だが親切だ ⇨ He looks unfriendly but actually very kind
  • 彼等他所者には愛想がい ⇨ They are not friendly toward outsiders, strangers
  • 上司冗談に愛想笑いした ⇨ He fake-laughed at his boss’s joke