ほんろう

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    having at one's mercy, trifling with, toying with, playing with, making a fool of, leading around by the nose, tossing about (a ship), buffeting

    • 船は波に翻弄されていた。
      The ship was at the mercy of the waves.