転機

てんき

turning point

機転

きてん

quick wittedness, tact, cleverness

手が利く

てがきく

to be able, to be competent

耳が利く

みみがきく

to have a sharp ear

目が利く

めがきく

to have an eye for

気が利く

きがきく

to be sensible, to be smart, to be tasteful

顔が利く

かおがきく

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

鼻が利く

to have an acute sense of smell

幅が利く

はばがきく

to have great influence over

輪転機

りんてんき

rotary press

一転機

いってんき いちてんき

turning point

回転機

かいてんき

rotator

転轍機

てんてつき

switch (of a railroad), points (of a railway)

無理が利く

むりがきく

to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

遠目が利く

とおめがきく

to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

睨みが利く

にらみがきく

to have authority (over)

目端が利く

めはしがきく

to be quick-witted, to be tactful, to be sensible

夜目が利く

よめがきく

to see well in the dark, to have good night vision

目先が利く

めさきがきく

to have foresight, to be farsighted, to be nimble-witted