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Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
昔取った杵柄
昔とった杵柄

 mukashitottakinezuka
    むかしとったきねづか
(exp,n) (idiom) skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

Variations:
腕前
腕まえ(sK)

 udemae
    うでまえ
ability; skill; facility

Variations:
身だしなみ
身嗜み(rK)

 midashinami
    みだしなみ
(1) (personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; (2) essential skill; required knowledge

Variations:
スキルアップ
スキル・アップ

 sukiruapu; sukiru apu
    スキルアップ; スキル・アップ
(n,vs,vt,vi) upskilling (eng: skill up); improving one's skills

Variations:
スルースキル
スルー・スキル

 suruusukiru; suruu sukiru / surusukiru; suru sukiru
    スルースキル; スルー・スキル
(colloquialism) (See スルー・1) ability to ignore bad things happening to one (wasei: through skill); power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)

Variations:
ものを言わせる
物を言わせる

 monooiwaseru
    ものをいわせる
(exp,v1) (See 物を言う・ものをいう・2) to make full use of (skill, experience, authority, etc.); to take full advantage of (something); to rely on

Variations:
上げる
騰げる(sK)

 ageru(p); ageru(sk)
    あげる(P); アゲる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を上げる・1,挙げる・9) (ant: 下げる・2) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); (transitive verb) (3) (occ. 騰げる in ref. to price) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); (transitive verb) (4) to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest); (transitive verb) (5) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (6) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college); (transitive verb) (7) to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve; (transitive verb) (8) (See 挙げる・11) to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain; (transitive verb) (9) to promote (someone); (transitive verb) (10) to complete; to finish; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1,挙げる・10) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up; (transitive verb) (13) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (14) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (15) to praise; to commend; to flatter; (transitive verb) (16) to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs; (transitive verb) (17) to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class); (transitive verb) (18) to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post; (transitive verb) (19) (colloquialism) (esp. as アゲる) to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood; (v1,vi) (20) (of the tide) to come in; to rise; (v1,vi) (21) {finc} to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices); (v1,vi,vt) (22) to vomit; to throw up; (aux-v,v1) (23) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (25) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
冴える
冱える(rK)

 saeru
    さえる
(v1,vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; (v1,vi) (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; (v1,vi) (3) (often as 冴えない) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; (v1,vi) (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; (v1,vi) (5) (often as 冴えない) (See 冴えない・2) to be satisfying; (v1,vi) (6) (original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned) to become frigid; to become intensely cold

Variations:
辻斬り
辻斬
辻切り(sK)

 tsujigiri
    つじぎり
(noun, transitive verb) (hist) attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

Variations:
お手前
お点前
御手前
御点前

 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) tea-ceremony procedures; (2) (お手前, 御手前 only) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (pronoun) (3) (お手前, 御手前 only) (archaism) (primarily a greeting between samurai of equal rank) you

Variations:
叩き込む
たたき込む
叩きこむ

 tatakikomu
    たたきこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); (transitive verb) (2) to throw into (e.g. jail); (transitive verb) (3) to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into; to drill into

Variations:
アンダースキル
アンダー・スキル

 andaasukiru; andaa sukiru / andasukiru; anda sukiru
    アンダースキル; アンダー・スキル
(ant: オーバースキル) skilled labor shortage (wasei: under skill)

Variations:
オーバースキル
オーバー・スキル

 oobaasukiru; oobaa sukiru / oobasukiru; ooba sukiru
    オーバースキル; オーバー・スキル
(ant: アンダースキル) surplus of skilled labor (wasei: over skill)

Variations:
コーナーワーク
コーナー・ワーク

 koonaawaaku; koonaa waaku / koonawaku; koona waku
    コーナーワーク; コーナー・ワーク
(1) {baseb} working the corners (wasei: corner work); hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone; (2) cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

Variations:
腕比べ
腕くらべ
腕競べ(rK)

 udekurabe
    うでくらべ
(n,vs,vi) contest (of strength or skill)

Variations:
ソーシャルスキル
ソーシャル・スキル

 soosharusukiru; soosharu sukiru
    ソーシャルスキル; ソーシャル・スキル
social skill

Variations:
付け焼刃
付け焼き刃
付焼き刃
付焼刃

 tsukeyakiba
    つけやきば
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) (orig. meaning) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

Variations:
磨く
研く(rK)
琢く(rK)

 migaku
    みがく
(transitive verb) (1) to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens); (transitive verb) (2) to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)

Variations:
上げる
挙げる
揚げる

 ageru
    あげる
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to land (a boat); (transitive verb) (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (transitive verb) (6) to show someone (into a room); (transitive verb) (7) (上げる only) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (8) to send someone (away); (transitive verb) (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; (transitive verb) (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to earn (something desirable); (transitive verb) (13) to praise; (transitive verb) (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (transitive verb) (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (transitive verb) (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (transitive verb) (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (transitive verb) (18) (揚げる only) (kana only) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (transitive verb) (19) (上げる only) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (20) to bear (a child); (transitive verb) (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (24) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (25) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (26) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
縒りをかける
よりを掛ける
縒りを掛ける

 yoriokakeru
    よりをかける
(exp,v1) (1) to twist a thread; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (abbreviation) (See 腕によりをかける) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
イメージトレーニング
イメージ・トレーニング

 imeejitoreeningu; imeeji toreeningu
    イメージトレーニング; イメージ・トレーニング
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out (wasei: image training); mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run

Variations:
スキルトランスファー
スキル・トランスファー

 sukirutoransufaa; sukiru toransufaa / sukirutoransufa; sukiru toransufa
    スキルトランスファー; スキル・トランスファー
skill transfer

Variations:
錆びつく
錆び付く
錆付く
さび付く
錆つく

 sabitsuku
    さびつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; (v5k,vi) (2) to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust; (v5k,vi) (3) to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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:
技量
技倆(rK)
伎倆(rK)
伎量(rK)

 giryou / giryo
    ぎりょう
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

Variations:
旨み
旨味(ateji)
うま味(ateji)

 umami
    うまみ
(1) good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness; (2) umami (fifth category of taste in food); (3) skill; cleverness; charm; attractiveness; (4) profit; gain; benefit; advantage

Variations:
辻斬り
辻斬
辻切り(sK)
つじ斬り(sK)

 tsujigiri
    つじぎり
(noun, transitive verb) (hist) attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

Variations:
切れ味
斬れ味
切味(io)
斬味(io)

 kireaji
    きれあじ
(1) sharpness; cutting ability; (2) quickness (of wit); incisiveness; technical proficiency; skill; (3) (in ball sports) peppiness (of a ball)

Variations:
お見それ
お見逸れ
お見外れ(sK)
御見逸れ(sK)

 omisore
    おみそれ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) failing to recognize someone; (noun, transitive verb) (2) underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill

Variations:
兄たり難く弟たり難し
兄たりがたく弟たりがたし(sK)

 keitarigatakuteitarigatashi / ketarigatakutetarigatashi
    けいたりがたくていたりがたし
(expression) (idiom) both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)

Variations:
辻斬り
辻斬
辻切り(sK)
つじ斬り(sK)
つじ切り(sK)

 tsujigiri
    つじぎり
(noun, transitive verb) (hist) attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

Variations:
錆び付く
錆びつく
錆付く
さび付く(sK)
錆つく(sK)
サビ付く(sK)

 sabitsuku; sabitsuku(sk)
    さびつく; サビつく(sk)
(v5k,vi) (1) to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; (v5k,vi) (2) to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust; (v5k,vi) (3) to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

Variations:
腕によりをかける
腕に縒りをかける
腕によりを掛ける
腕に縒りを掛ける
腕に縒を掛ける
腕に縒をかける

 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
腕によりをかける
腕に縒りをかける(rK)
腕に縒をかける(rK)
腕に縒りを掛ける(rK)
腕によりを掛ける(sK)
腕に縒を掛ける(sK)

 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

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