翻弄
Reading: ほんろう
Meaning: to toy with, to manipulate
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Example Sentence
運命 に 翻弄 される 人生 だった
It was a life manipulated by fate
Usage Notes
Used when someone or something is being controlled or manipulated by circumstances or others.
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