をつける
teo tsukeru

Ichidan Verb
Expression

1. to set one's hand to; to start work on

けずダラダラしているくせに、「うへー、今度 こんどこそ わないかも!?」と こころはビクビクしている。
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 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)

しゅう知事 ちじ くろ かね をつけました。
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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