利口

りこう

clever, intelligent, wise, bright, sharp, sensible, smart, shrewd

利口者

りこうもの りこうしゃ

clever person

口利き

くちきき

mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman

小利口

こりこう

clever, smart

お利口

おりこう

well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc), obedient, good

口を利く

くちをきく

to speak, to utter

口ぶり

くちぶり

way of speaking, intimation

口の利き方

くちのききかた

the way one talks, one's way of speaking

口に運ぶ

くちにはこぶ

to put into the mouth, to eat

利する

りする

to profit, to benefit from

ぶるぶる

ブルブル

shivering with cold or fear, shaking, trembling

口走る

くちばしる

to speak, to tell, to blurt out

知る権利

しるけんり

right to know, right to access to information

利に走る

りにはしる

to be eager to pursue one's own interests, to think only of profit

利かせる

きかせる

to season (with salt, etc.), to bring out taste

利

り

advantage, benefit, profit, interest

つぶしが利く

つぶしがきく

to be valuable as scrap, to be able to do other work, to have marketable skills

我利我利

がりがり ガリガリ

skin and bones, appearing to be underweight

有利不利

ゆうりふり

advantage or disadvantage