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つて 〖縁故 〗connections, contacts, ｟話 ｠ pull (!時に a ~) ; 〖人に対する影響力 〗influence ; 〖仲介者 〗an intermediary .▸ つてで就職する get a job through connections [contacts, pull ] / get a job by using 〘his 〙 influence .▸ つてを探す hunt for connections / hunt [look ] for an intermediary .▸ 彼は有力なつてがあってその地位を得た He had powerful connections [contacts, pull ] and got his position .