どころ

particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it

見どころ

みどころ

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; highlight; good scene

米どころ

こめどころ

rice-producing region

出どころ

でどころ

source; origin

まどろっこい

(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

際どいところ

きわどいところ

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

使いこなす

つかいこなす

to handle (men), to master (a tool), to manage, to acquire a command of (a language)

ところがどっこい

ところがどっこい

on the contrary

使い

つかい

errand, mission, going as envoy

どっこいどっこい

どっこいどっこい

about the same, about equal to, close match

死にどころ

しにどころ

(fitting) place to die

綺麗どころ

きれいどころ きれいどこ

geisha, Japanese singing and dancing girl

捨てどころ

すてどころ

dumping spot; (good) place to dispose of something; (right) time to give something up (e.g. one's life)

勝負どころ

しょうぶどころ

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

まどろっこしい

まどろこしい まどろっこい まどろこい

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction), sluggish

こき使う

こきつかう

to work someone hard, to push someone around

ころころ

コロコロ ころんころん

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)

おどろおどろしい

おどろおどろしい

eerie, hair-raising

どっこい

heigh-hoh, heave-ho