つけ
Meanings
Noun
1. bill; bill of sale; payment invoice
2. tab (for later payment); credit
3. attachment; contact play
usu. ツケ
4. sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
5. letter
6. reason; motive; pretext
7. one's fortune; one's luck
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (204 in total)
to find out; to discover; to locate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
decoration; arrangement
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to add (to); to add on; to append
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
root; joint; base; crotch
to prowl after; to keep watch on
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to add (to); to add on; to append
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to reattach
arson; incendiarism
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
root; joint; base; crotch
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately
to charge
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
built-in; fixed; attached
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
false eyelashes
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
decoration; arrangement
false moustache
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
addressing someone without an honorific title; calling (someone); summoning
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
(doing something) regardless of expense
tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
to reattach
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
weak point (to take advantage of); weakness; object; aim; thing to look at
(doing something) regardless of expense
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
dipping sauce
false moustache
cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately
dipping sauce
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
built-in; fixed; attached
weak point (to take advantage of); weakness; object; aim; thing to look at
false eyelashes
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
gift; present; tip; bribe
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
false eyelashes
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
addition; pretext
fake beauty mark
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
to one's face; in one's presence
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
bookkeeping; keeping accounts; bookkeeper; accountant
family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
hard to choose between (because both are excellent); equally matched; of comparable quality
replacement
with rice stuck on one's face
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)
hard to choose between (because both are excellent); equally matched; of comparable quality
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
arson; incendiarism
built-in; fixed; attached
deposit; earnest money
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
pomade; pomatum; hair oil
dipping sauce
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
equipment; provision
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
affixing; pasting; sticking
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
planting
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
kindling; firelighter
(doing something) regardless of expense
addressing someone without an honorific title; calling (someone); summoning
attaching a sleeve to the body of a shirt; sleeve seam
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
(doing something) regardless of expense
tagging
bookkeeping; keeping accounts; bookkeeper; accountant
dipping sauce
dipping sauce
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
bid; offer
bid; offer
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
dip pen; nib pen
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)
imposition
hard to choose between (because both are excellent); equally matched; of comparable quality
selling; foisting; pushing
spraying
overcharge
technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt
stencil printing (on cloth); (data) typing
bill; account; very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
child's sash
with rice stuck on one's face
one's regular taxi
tsukeage (term for fried fishcake in Kagoshima); satsuma-age
show of courage
hairpiece; fall; false coiffure
blackening the face
sounding of wooden clappers
tsukeage (term for fried fishcake in Kagoshima); satsuma-age
tag; label
counter in a sushi restaurant
imposition; assembly (e.g. of components)
overglaze painting (of ceramics); overglaze enamelling; overglaze
entry; booking
undercharge
omission in a bill
omission in a bill
to neglect to make an entry in a ledger
to buy on credit
full justification with even inter-character spacing
Universal Naming Convention
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
wooden blocks used as clappers
wooden board used for sounding clappers
tile setting; laying tiles
kick; diagonal attachment; diagonal contact play
attach to make sabaki; contact play for sabaki; sabaki starts with an attachment
false eyelashes
tsukeage (term for fried fishcake in Kagoshima); satsuma-age
Examples (1 in total)
Cornstarch is good for thickening soup.