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てさき

てさき 手先 1 指先 【手 】one's hands ; 【指 】one's fingers .▸ 彼は手先が器用だ He is good [clever, skillful ] (↔ clumsy ) with his hands [fingers ]. 不器用 2 手下 a pawn, a tool, ⦅話 ⦆ a cat's-paw .▸ 彼は警察の手先だ He is a pawn [a tool ] (in the hands ) of the police .▸ 彼は私を手先に使った He used me as a pawn [a tool ].He made a pawn [a cat's paw ] of me .