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

出どころ

でどころ

source; origin

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

使いどころ

つかいどころ

use

ころころ

コロコロ ころんころん

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)

まどろっこい

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

聞かせどころ

きかせどころ

most moving part, compelling part (of story), climax

落としどころ

おとしどころ

point of compromise, common ground

立ちどころに

たちどころに

at once; there and then; immediately

際どいところ

きわどいところ

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

しどろもどろ

しどろもどろ

flustered, confused, disordered, incoherent

ところがどっこい

ところがどっこい

on the contrary

米

こめ よね メートル べい

(こめ) (husked grains of) rice

ころ

roller, runner, dried whale blubber

どろり

thick (of a liquid), muddy, gooey