機き知ち

noun

wit; quick thinking; tact

Refers to the ability to respond cleverly and appropriately in conversation or situations, often with a sense of resourcefulness and social grace.

• 彼かれの機き知ちに富とんだ返へん答とうに、みんなが笑わらった。

  Everyone laughed at his witty reply.

• 交こう渉しょうでは機き知ちがものを言いう。

  In negotiations, tact and quick thinking count for a lot.