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巧妙こうみょう
ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
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巧拙こうせつ
skill, workmanship, dexterity, quality
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巧者こうしゃ
cleverness, skill, tact
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巧みたくみ
skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning
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精巧せいこう
elaborate, delicate, exquisite
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技巧ぎこう
technique, finesse
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巧こう
skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
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巧言こうげん
flattery
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巧むたくむ
to devise, to plot, to plan
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巧知こうち
skill, cleverness
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巧技こうぎ
skill, fine workmanship
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巧緻こうち
elaborate, exquisite, detailed
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巧笑こうしょう
courteous laughter, forced laughter
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巧遅こうち
elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work
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繊巧せんこう
fine workmanship
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老巧ろうこう
experienced, seasoned, veteran
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機巧きこう
trick, contrivance, cleverness
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大巧たいこう
great talent
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巧まぬたくまぬ
natural, artless, guileless
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巧と拙こうとせつ
skillfulness and clumsiness
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悪巧みわるだくみ
wiles, sinister design, trick, conspiracy, intrigue
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口巧者くちごうしゃ
smooth-spoken
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不精巧ふせいこう
clumsy, bungling
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無技巧むぎこう
artless, simple
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技巧的ぎこうてき
technically accomplished, technical, polished
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工巧明くぎょうみょう
silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
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見巧者みごうしゃ
experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.), kabuki connoisseur
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乞巧奠きっこうでん
Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
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巧まざるたくまざる
natural, artless, guileless
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巧言令色こうげんれいしょく
flattery, honeyed words
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巧を誇るこうをほこる
to be of excellent workmanship
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巧遅拙速こうちせっそく
better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate, better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
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大胆巧妙だいたんこうみょう
bold and clever, daring and ingenious, audacious and masterly
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言葉巧みことばたくみ
skillful words, deceitful words, glibness
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試合巧者しあいこうしゃ
experienced player, tricky player
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精妙巧緻せいみょうこうち
exquisite and elaborate
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巧言令色鮮し仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん
those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
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巧詐は拙誠に如かずこうさはせっせいにしかず
better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
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巧遅は拙速に如かずこうちはせっそくにしかず
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
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聞き巧者ききごうしゃ
being a good listener, good listener