- てばやい
- 手早い
nimble* * *てばやい【手早い】quick; nimble. [⇒てっとりばやい]●仕事が手早い be a fast worker; be smart at one's work.
●実に手早いものだね. He is very quick, isn't he?
手早く quickly; rapidly; nimbly; expeditiously.●手早くやる be quick; work quickly [rapidly]
・(仕事などを)手早く片づける finish 《one's work》 quickly [in short order]; make short work of sth
・ぬるま湯に粉ミルクを入れ手早くかきまぜる add powdered milk to lukewarm water and stir briskly.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.