てさき – Vocabulary details

てさき

Noun

1. fingers; fingertips

だが手て先さきが震ふるえてうまく動うごかない。But my fingers are trembling and won't move well.

2. underling; stooge; tool; pawn; minion

彼かれはもう悪あく魔まの手て先さきにしか見みえないかもな。By now he might look like nothing but the devil's minion.

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

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)

clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs

先せん輩ぱいも、あいつのてさきだったのか！

So even my senior was one of that guy's pawns?!

てさきが器き用ようだったのが幸さいわい。

It was fortunate that I was dexterous with my hands.

だがてさきが震ふるえてうまく動うごかない。

But my fingers are trembling and won't move well.

彼かれはもう悪あく魔まのてさきにしか見みえないかもな。

By now he might look like nothing but the devil's minion.

君きみはてさきが器き用ようなようだし、きっと上じょう達たつするよ。

You seem to be dexterous with your hands, so you will surely improve.

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