手 をつける teo tsukeru
teo tsukeru
Ichidan Verb
, Expression
1. to set one's hand to; to start work on
teo tsukezu daradara shite iru kuseni "uhē kondokoso maniawanaikamo!"to kokorowa bikubiku shite iru.
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
いずれは手 をつけなければならないだろう。
izurewa teo tsukenakereba naranaidarō.
I suppose I've got to get my feet wet sometime.
Ichidan Verb
, Expression
2. to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion)
shūchijiwa kuroi kinni teo tsukemashita.
The governor took the money out of a slush fund.
Ichidan Verb
, Expression
3. to have sexual relations; to have an affair
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teo tsukezu daradara shite iru kuseni "uhē kondokoso maniawanaikamo!"to kokorowa bikubiku shite iru.
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
shūchijiwa kuroi kinni teo tsukemashita.
The governor took the money out of a slush fund.
いずれは手 をつけなければならないだろう。
izurewa teo tsukenakereba naranaidarō.
I suppose I've got to get my feet wet sometime.
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