手玉に取る

てだまにとる

to lead someone around by the nose

手玉

てだま

beanbags, jackstones, cueball

玉手箱

たまてばこ

treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro), Urashima's casket, Pandora's box

お手玉

おてだま

bobbling the ball

手に手に

てにてに

each (carrying)

かに玉

かにたま

Chinese dish with fried egg and crab

玉に瑕

たまにきず

flaw in the crystal, fly in the ointment

手底の玉

たなそこのたま

apple of one's eye

勝手に

かってに

arbitrarily, of its own accord, involuntarily, wilfully, willfully, as one pleases

一手に

いってに いちてに

single-handedly, alone, single-handed

玉

たま ぎょく

egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)

両手に花

りょうてにはな

two blessings at once, flanked by two beautiful women

手に取る

てにとる

to take in one's hand, to pick up

手始めに

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

手初めに

てはじめに

at first, at the outset, beginning

手にする

てにする

to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand)

手に入る

てにはいる

to obtain, to come into possession of, to get hold of, to get one's hands on

手に余る

てにあまる

to be beyond one's capacities, to be beyond one's powers, to be beyond one's control, to be unmanageable

手に渡る

てにわたる

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession