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A5 Noun
決め手decider, person who decides, deciding factor, clincher, trump card, winning move
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Noun
1.
decider, person who decides
Noun
2.
decisive factor, clincher, key, trump card, winning move, decisive blow, conclusive evidence
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決め手 【きめて】、極め手 【きめて】
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その商品は良いですが、決め手に欠けます。
The product is good, but it lacks a deciding factor.
動かぬ証拠が決め手となり、彼は有罪となりました。
Irrefutable evidence became the decider, and he was found guilty.
血液型と指紋の一致が決め手となり私は逮捕されたのです。
The match of the blood type and fingerprints was the clincher that led to my arrest.
父:「その彼と結婚したいと思った決め手は一体なんなのだね?」
Father: "What exactly was the deciding factor that made you want to marry him?"
運動嫌いの僕にとって、学校選びの決め手はマラソン大会がないかどうかだ。
For someone like me who dislikes exercise, the deciding factor in choosing a school is whether or not they have a marathon event.
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