工夫を凝らす | [くふうをこらす, kufuuwokorasu] (exp, v5s) to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan [Add to Longdo] |
考えつく;考え付く | [かんがえつく, kangaetsuku] (v5k, vt) to think of; to come up with [Add to Longdo] |
考え倦ねる;考えあぐねる | [かんがえあぐねる, kangaeaguneru] (v1) to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea [Add to Longdo] |
考え出す | [かんがえだす, kangaedasu] (v5s) to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan [Add to Longdo] |
千慮一得 | [せんりょいっとく;せんりょのいっとく, senryoittoku ; senryonoittoku] (exp) Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea [Add to Longdo] |