てもと – Vocabulary details

てもと

Adverb

1. at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

Noun

2. way of moving one's arms; skill

3. money at hand; pocket money

4. grip; handle

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

money on hand; ready money; spending money; pocket money

この本ほんをてもとに置おいてください。

Please keep this book at hand.

よい辞じ書しょをてもとに置おいておきなさい。

Keep a good dictionary at hand.

てもとにあまりお金かねの持もち合あわせがありません。

I don't have much money on me.

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