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手間 てま N3

  1. effort; labor; labour; time
  2. charge; pay; payment (for labour); wages
  3. tedious job; time-consuming job; troublesome job

手間が省ける てまがはぶける

  1. to save bother; to save effort; to save hassle; to save time; to save trouble

手間をかける てまをかける

  1. to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone; to take pains; to take time for someone

手間を取る てまをとる

  1. to be detained; to take time

手間仕事 てましごと

  1. piecework; tedious job; time-consuming job; troublesome job

手間代 てまだい

  1. charge; pay; payment (for labour); wages

手間取る てまどる

  1. to be delayed; to take a long time; to take more time than expected

手間損 てまぞん

  1. waste of time

手間暇 てまひま

  1. time and effort; trouble

手間潰し てまつぶし

  1. waste of time
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