さばく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

handle skillfully; manage; deal with

Broad sense: to handle a situation, task, or problem deftly and efficiently. Often implies quick, smooth processing.

• 彼かれは難むずかしいクレームをうまくさばいた。

  He skillfully handled the difficult complaint.

• 大たい量りょうの仕し事ごとを一人ひとりでさばくのは大たい変へんだ。

  It's tough to manage a large volume of work alone.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

dress (fish/meat); cut and trim; prepare for cooking

Specific culinary use: to clean, fillet, or cut fish or meat into usable portions.

• 魚さかなをさばいて刺さし身みにした。

  I filleted the fish and made sashimi.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

sell out completely; dispose of all stock

Commercial use: to sell every item of a product, leaving none in inventory.

• 新しん商しょう品ひんをあっという間まにさばいた。

  They sold out the new product in no time.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

untangle; disentangle; part; arrange (hem)

Used for separating tangled threads, hair, or adjusting the hem of a kimono. Somewhat specialized.

• 絡からまった糸いとをさばくのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took time to untangle the tangled thread.