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Variations:
手提げ籠
手提げかご
手提籠(io)

 tesagekago
    てさげかご
handbasket

Variations:
手透き
手隙
手すき
手空き
手明き

 tesuki(透ki, 隙, suki, 空ki); teaki(空ki, 明ki)
    てすき(手透き, 手隙, 手すき, 手空き); てあき(手空き, 手明き)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) not busy; unengaged; being free; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) leisure

Variations:
手際よく
手際良く
手ぎわよく

 tegiwayoku
    てぎわよく
(adverb) efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

Variations:
手馴れる
手慣れる
手なれる(sK)

 tenareru
    てなれる
(v1,vi) to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

Variations:
お手つき
お手付き
御手付き(sK)

 otetsuki
    おてつき
(1) touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); (2) (dated) making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

Variations:
健康管理手当
健康管理手当て(sK)

 kenkoukanriteate / kenkokanriteate
    けんこうかんりてあて
healthcare allowance; medical stipend

宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る

see styles
 takaranoyamaniirinagarateomunashikushitekaeru / takaranoyamanirinagarateomunashikushitekaeru
    たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえる
(expression) (idiom) to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain

Variations:
恋愛下手
恋愛ベタ
恋愛べた(sK)

 renaibeta
    れんあいべた
(noun or adjectival noun) bad at romance; awkward in relationships

Variations:
柏手
拍手(rK)
かしわ手(sK)

 kashiwade
    かしわで
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

Variations:
無鉄砲(ateji)
無手法(rK)

 muteppou / muteppo
    むてっぽう
(noun or adjectival noun) rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy

Variations:
話し上手は聞き上手
話上手は聞き上手

 hanashijouzuhakikijouzu / hanashijozuhakikijozu
    はなしじょうずはききじょうず
(expression) (proverb) good talkers make good listeners

Variations:
やり手
遣り手(rK)
遣手(sK)

 yarite
    やりて
(1) skilled person; capable person; shrewd person; go-getter; hotshot; (2) doer; performer; agent; (3) giver; bestower; (4) (See 遣り手婆・やりてばば) brothel madam

Variations:
うまい話には裏がある
甘い話には裏がある
旨い話には裏がある
上手い話には裏うらがある(iK)

 umaihanashinihauragaaru / umaihanashinihauragaru
    うまいはなしにはうらがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

Variations:
うまい話には裏がある
甘い話には裏がある
旨い話には裏がある
上手い話には裏がある(iK)

 umaihanashinihauragaaru / umaihanashinihauragaru
    うまいはなしにはうらがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

Variations:
うまい話には裏がある
甘い話には裏がある(sK)
旨い話には裏がある(sK)
上手い話には裏がある(sK)

 umaihanashinihauragaaru / umaihanashinihauragaru
    うまいはなしにはうらがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

Variations:
お手の物
お手のもの
御手の物
御手のもの

 otenomono
    おてのもの
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

Variations:
お手の物
お手のもの
御手の物(sK)
御手のもの(sK)

 otenomono
    おてのもの
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

Variations:
お手上げ
お手あげ
御手上げ(sK)

 oteage
    おてあげ
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands

Variations:
お手並み拝見
お手並拝見
御手並み拝見
御手並拝見

 otenamihaiken
    おてなみはいけん
(expression) let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

Variations:
お手並み拝見
お手並拝見(sK)
御手並み拝見(sK)
御手並拝見(sK)

 otenamihaiken
    おてなみはいけん
(expression) let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

Variations:
お手伝いさん
御手伝いさん(sK)

 otetsudaisan
    おてつだいさん
maid

Variations:
お手前
お点前
御手前(sK)
御点前(sK)

 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; (2) (お手前 only) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (pronoun) (3) (お手前 only) (archaism) (used mainly between samurai of equal rank) you

Variations:
お手手
お手々
お手て(sK)
御手手(sK)

 otete
    おてて
(kana only) (child. language) (See てて) hand; hands

Variations:
お手数ですが
御手数ですが(sK)

 otesuudesuga / otesudesuga
    おてすうですが
(expression) sorry to bother you, but ...

Variations:
お手数をおかけいたします
お手数をおかけ致します

 otesuuookakeitashimasu / otesuookaketashimasu
    おてすうをおかけいたします
(exp,v5s) (humble language) (See 手数をかける) to be a burden; to make trouble for someone

Variations:
お手洗い
御手洗
御手洗い(sK)

 otearai
    おてあらい
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

Variations:
お手許
お手元
御手許(sK)
御手元(sK)

 otemoto
    おてもと
(kana only) (often written on the paper wrapper) chopsticks

Variations:
お洒落上手
オシャレ上手
おしゃれ上手

 osharejouzu(o洒落上, oshare上); osharejouzu(oshare上) / osharejozu(o洒落上, oshare上); osharejozu(oshare上)
    おしゃれじょうず(お洒落上手, おしゃれ上手); オシャレじょうず(オシャレ上手)
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at dressing fashionably; good dresser

Variations:
かゆいところに手が届く
痒いところに手が届く
かゆい所に手が届く
痒い所に手が届く

 kayuitokoronitegatodoku
    かゆいところにてがとどく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

Variations:
その手は食わない
その手はくわない
其の手は食わない

 sonotehakuwanai
    そのてはくわない
(expression) (See その手・そのて・2) I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me

Variations:
タケノコ継手
タケノコ継ぎ手
竹の子継手
竹の子継ぎ手

 takenokotsugite(takenoko継, takenoko継gi); takenokotsugite(竹no子継, 竹no子継gi)
    タケノコつぎて(タケノコ継手, タケノコ継ぎ手); たけのこつぎて(竹の子継手, 竹の子継ぎ手)
barb fitting; barbed tubing connection

Variations:
てんてこ舞い
てんてこ舞
天手古舞(ateji)(rK)
天手古舞い(ateji)(rK)

 tentekomai
    てんてこまい
(n,vs,vi) whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)

Variations:
なり手
成り手
成手
為り手
為手(io)

 narite
    なりて
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

Variations:
ぶった切る
ぶった斬る
打っ手切る(rK)

 buttagiru
    ぶったぎる
(transitive verb) to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

Variations:
ぶった切る
ぶった斬る
打っ手切る(rK)
豚切る(sK)

 buttagiru
    ぶったぎる
(transitive verb) to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

Variations:
もてなし上手
持てなし上手
持て成し上手

 motenashijouzu / motenashijozu
    もてなしじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests

Variations:
上手い
美味い
旨い
巧い
甘い
美い(rK)

 umai
    うまい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) (esp. 上手い, 巧い) skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; (adjective) (2) (kana only) (esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い) delicious; tasty; good; nice; (adjective) (3) (kana only) (esp. 旨い) good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

Variations:
上手い
美味い
旨い
巧い
甘い
美い

 umai
    うまい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) (esp. 上手い,巧い) skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; (adjective) (2) (kana only) (esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い) delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; (adjective) (3) (kana only) (esp. 旨い) fortunate; splendid; promising

Variations:
上手くいく
うまく行く
上手く行く
旨くいく
旨く行く

 umakuiku
    うまくいく
(exp,v5k-s) (kana only) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

Variations:
上手くいく
うまく行く
上手く行く
旨くいく(rK)
旨く行く(rK)
馬九行駆(ateji)(rK)

 umakuiku
    うまくいく
(exp,v5k-s) (kana only) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

Variations:
上手く行く
旨く行く(rK)
上手くいく(sK)
うまく行く(sK)
旨くいく(sK)
馬九行駆(sK)
馬九行久(sK)

 umakuiku
    うまくいく
(exp,v5k-s) (kana only) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

Variations:
上手を行く
上手をいく
うわてを行く(sK)

 uwateoiku
    うわてをいく
(exp,v5k-s) (idiom) to have the upper hand; to surpass (someone)

Variations:
下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる
下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

 hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru / hetanateppomokazutebataru
    へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる) even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Variations:
仕手
為手(sK)
し手(sK)

 shite(p); shite(sk)
    して(P); シテ(sk)
(1) (occ. written as 為手) doer; performer; (2) (kana only) {noh} (usu. written as シテ) shite; protagonist; hero; leading part; main character; (3) {stockm} speculator

千手千眼觀世音菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼呪本


千手千眼观世音菩萨广大圆满无碍大悲心陀罗尼呪本

see styles
qiān shǒu qiān yǎn guān shì yīn pú sà guǎng dà yuán mǎn wú ài dà bēi xīn tuó luó ní zhòu běn
    qian1 shou3 qian1 yan3 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 guang3 da4 yuan2 man3 wu2 ai4 da4 bei1 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2 zhou4 ben3
ch`ien shou ch`ien yen kuan shih yin p`u sa kuang ta yüan man wu ai ta pei hsin t`o lo ni chou pen
    chien shou chien yen kuan shih yin pu sa kuang ta yüan man wu ai ta pei hsin to lo ni chou pen
 Senju sengen kanjizai bosatsu kōdai emman muge daihi shin darani juhon
Dhāraṇī Spellbook of the Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Who Regards the World's Sounds with a Vast, Wholly Perfect, Unimpeded, Greatly Compassionate Heart

Variations:
取っ手
把手
把っ手
取手(io)

 totte(p); hashu(把)
    とって(P); はしゅ(把手)
handle; grip; knob

Variations:
口を動かす前に手を動かせ
口動かす前に、手を動かせ(sK)

 kuchiougokasumaeniteougokase / kuchiogokasumaeniteogokase
    くちをうごかすまえにてをうごかせ
(expression) less chit chat, more chop chop; less talk, more action

Variations:
合いの手
合の手
間の手
相の手
あいの手

 ainote
    あいのて
(1) interlude (in traditional Japanese music); (2) chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); (3) interjection

Variations:
合いの手
間の手
相の手(rK)
合の手(sK)
あいの手(sK)

 ainote
    あいのて
(1) interlude (in traditional Japanese music); (2) chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); (3) interjection

Variations:
吊り手
釣り手
吊手
釣手
つり手(sK)

 tsurite
    つりて
(1) (usu. 吊り手) hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; (2) (usu. 釣り手) fisherman; angler; (3) (釣り手 only) {MA} lifting hand (judo)

Variations:
喉から手が出る
のどから手が出る
ノドから手が出る(sK)
喉から手がでる(sK)
のどから手がでる(sK)
咽から手が出る(sK)

 nodokarategaderu
    のどからてがでる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (as ~ほど, 〜くらい, etc.) (wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throat

Variations:
喉から手が出る
のどから手が出る
咽から手が出る

 nodokarategaderu
    のどからてがでる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (as ~ほど, 〜くらい, etc.) (wanting something so bad that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throat

大手町ファーストスクエアカンファレンス

see styles
 ootechoufaasutosukueakanfarensu / ootechofasutosukueakanfarensu
    おおてちょうファーストスクエアカンファレンス
(place-name) Otemachi First Square Conference (centre)

Variations:
好きこそものの上手なれ
好きこそ物の上手なれ

 sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare
    すきこそもののじょうずなれ
(expression) (proverb) what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing

Variations:
子ども手当
子供手当
子供手当て
子ども手当て

 kodomoteate
    こどもてあて
child benefit; child allowance

Variations:
子ども手当
子供手当
子供手当て(sK)
子ども手当て(sK)
こども手当(sK)

 kodomoteate
    こどもてあて
child benefit; child allowance

Variations:
常套手段
常とう手段(sK)
上等手段(sK)

 joutoushudan / jotoshudan
    じょうとうしゅだん
(yoji) one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

Variations:
手がかり
手掛かり
手掛り
手懸かり
手懸り

 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; (2) handhold; hold

Variations:
手がける
手掛ける
手懸ける(rK)

 tegakeru
    てがける
(transitive verb) (1) to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with; (transitive verb) (2) to rear; to look after

Variations:
手が込む
手が混む(rK)
手がこむ(sK)

 tegakomu
    てがこむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (See 手の込んだ) to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

Variations:
手が離せない
手が放せない
手がはなせない

 tegahanasenai
    てがはなせない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

Variations:
手ぐすね引く
手ぐすねひく
手薬煉引く
手薬練引く

 tegusunehiku
    てぐすねひく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (usu. as 〜て待つ or 〜て待ち構える; from 手に薬煉を引く) to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch

Variations:
手コキ
手扱き(rK)
手こき(sK)

 tekoki
    てこき
(slang) (vulgar) hand job

Variations:
手こずる
手古摺る
手子摺る
梃子摺る
梃摺る

 tekozuru
    てこずる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Variations:
手こずる
梃子摺る(rK)
手古摺る(rK)
手子摺る(rK)
梃摺る(rK)

 tekozuru
    てこずる
(v5r,vi) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Variations:
手っ取り早い
てっとり早い(sK)
手っとり早い(sK)
手っ取りばやい(sK)

 tettoribayai
    てっとりばやい
(adjective) (1) quick; prompt; without delay; (adjective) (2) simple; easy; effortless

Variations:
手につかない
手に付かない
手に着かない(iK)

 tenitsukanai
    てにつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) unable to concentrate (due to distractions, etc.)

Variations:
手につかない
手に付かない
手に着かない(sK)

 tenitsukanai
    てにつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) (as ...が〜 or ...も〜) unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...

Variations:
手に付かない
手につかない
手に着かない

 tenitsukanai
    てにつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

Variations:
手に取るように
手にとるように
手に取る様に(sK)
手にとる様に(sK)

 tenitoruyouni / tenitoruyoni
    てにとるように
(exp,adv) clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

Variations:
手に職をつける
手に職を着ける
手に職を就ける(iK)

 tenishokuotsukeru
    てにしょくをつける
(v1,vt,exp) to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation

Variations:
手のひらを返す
手の平を返す
掌を返す

 tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shouokaesu(掌o返su) / tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shookaesu(掌o返su)
    てのひらをかえす; たなごころをかえす(掌を返す); しょうをかえす(掌を返す)
(exp,v5s) (1) (idiom) to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to do something easy

Variations:
手のひらを返す
手の平を返す
掌を返す
手のひらをかえす(sK)
てのひらを返す(sK)

 tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shouokaesu(掌o返su) / tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shookaesu(掌o返su)
    てのひらをかえす; たなごころをかえす(掌を返す); しょうをかえす(掌を返す)
(exp,v5s) (1) (idiom) to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to do something easy

Variations:
手のひら返し
手の平返し
掌返し
てのひら返し(sK)
手のひらがえし(sK)

 tenohiragaeshi
    てのひらがえし
(n,vs,vi) sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop

Variations:
手の届かないところ
手の届かない所
手のとどかない所(sK)
手のとどかないところ(sK)

 tenotodokanaitokoro
    てのとどかないところ
(exp,n) (ant: 手の届くところ) (a place) out of one's reach

Variations:
手の届くところ
手の届く所
手のとどくところ(sK)
手のとどく所(sK)

 tenotodokutokoro
    てのとどくところ
(ant: 手の届かないところ) (a place) within one's reach

Variations:
手の込んだ
手のこんだ
手の混んだ(rK)

 tenokonda
    てのこんだ
(exp,adj-f) intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

Variations:
手の込んだ
手の混んだ(rK)
手のこんだ(sK)

 tenokonda
    てのこんだ
(exp,adj-f) intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

Variations:
手を取り合う
手をとりあう(sK)
手を取りあう(sK)
手をとり合う(sK)

 teotoriau
    てをとりあう
(exp,v5u) (1) to hold hands; to join hands; (exp,v5u) (2) to do together; to go arm in arm; (exp,v5u) (3) to join forces; to link hands; to cooperate

Variations:
手中におさめる
手中に収める
手中に納める

 shuchuuniosameru / shuchuniosameru
    しゅちゅうにおさめる
(exp,v1) to make one's own; to take possession of

Variations:
手作り品
手造り品
手づくり品(sK)

 tezukurihin
    てづくりひん
hand-made item; handicraft

Variations:
手刷り
手摺り
手ずり(sK)
手刷(sK)
手摺(sK)

 tezuri
    てずり
printing by hand; hand-printing

Variations:
手刷り
手摺り
手刷(sK)
手摺(sK)

 tezuri
    てずり
printing by hand; hand-printing

Variations:
手合割
手合い割り
手合い割
手合割り

 teaiwari
    てあいわり
handicap (go, shogi)

Variations:
手垢のついた
手垢の付いた
手あかのついた
手あかの付いた

 teakanotsuita
    てあかのついた
(exp,adj-f) (1) thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; well-handled; (exp,adj-f) (2) worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed

Variations:
手巻き寿司
手巻寿司
手巻き鮨
手巻鮨

 temakizushi
    てまきずし
{food} hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

Variations:
手引き
手引
手びき(sK)

 tebiki
    てびき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) guidance; lead; acting as guide; giving assistance; (noun, transitive verb) (2) introduction; good offices; influence; connections; (3) guide; primer; guidebook; handbook; manual

Variations:
手当たり次第
手当たりしだい
手当り次第
手あたりしだい
手あたり次第
手当りしだい

 teatarishidai
    てあたりしだい
(adv,exp) using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

Variations:
手応え
手ごたえ
手答え(sK)

 tegotae
    てごたえ
(1) feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; (2) response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

Variations:
手持ち無沙汰
手持ちぶさた
手持無沙汰

 temochibusata
    てもちぶさた
(noun or adjectival noun) having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

Variations:
手描き
手描(sK)
手がき(sK)

 tegaki
    てがき
(adj-no,n) hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand

Variations:
手提げ
手さげ
手提
手堤(sK)

 tesage
    てさげ
handbag; purse

Variations:
手提げ
手提
手堤げ(iK)
手堤(iK)

 tesage
    てさげ
handbag; purse

Variations:
手提げバッグ
手さげバッグ
手提バッグ(sK)
手提げバック(sK)
手さげバック(sK)
手提バック(sK)

 tesagebaggu
    てさげバッグ
handbag; tote bag; carry bag; shoulder bag

Variations:
手書き
手書(sK)
手がき(sK)

 tegaki
    てがき
(1) handwriting; (can be adjective with の) (2) handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

Variations:
手繰り上げる
たぐり上げる
手繰り揚げる

 taguriageru
    たぐりあげる
(transitive verb) to haul up; to pull up (with both hands); to reel in

Variations:
手遅れ
手後れ(rK)
手おくれ(sK)

 teokure
    ておくれ
being too late; losing one's final chance

Variations:
手首
手頸(oK)
手頚(oK)

 tekubi
    てくび
(See 腕首) wrist

Variations:
手首
手頸(rK)
手頚(sK)

 tekubi
    てくび
wrist

Variations:
搦め手
からめ手
搦手(io)
絡め手(iK)

 karamete; karamede
    からめて; からめで
(1) (See 大手・おおて・2) rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (2) one who arrests; (3) (See 大手・おおて・3) force attacking the rear of a castle; (4) (opponent's) weak point

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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