痛いところを突く

いたいところをつく

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

強いところ

つよいところ

strong point

ころっと

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole)

ところを

とこを

although (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition)

ことよろ

コトヨル

abbreviation of "kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu" (please be kind to me again this year)

際どいところ

きわどいところ

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

痛い痛い病

いたいいたいびょう イタイイタイびょう

"ouch-ouch disease", caused by cadmium poisoning from industrial wastes in Toyama Prefecture

と言うところ

というところ とゆうところ

a state called, a position described as, can sum up as, approximates to

ところがどっこい

ところがどっこい

on the contrary

痛い

いたい

painful, sore

とろい

slow (slightly pejorative), dull, stupid

とことこ

briskly with small steps, trotting

とろとろ

dozing, drowsily

いいとこ

いいところ

good thing, strong point

今のところ

いまのところ

at present, currently, so far, for now, for the time being

見たところ

みたところ

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

望むところ

のぞむところ

what one desires; what one hopes for

実のところ

じつのところ みのところ

as a matter of fact, to tell the truth

ところから

from the place (where)