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“To use force” in Japanese

Short answer
手が出る tegaderu tegaderu

To use force in Japanese is “手が出る” (tegaderu). Full meaning: to resort to violence, to use force, to get physical; to be able to get, to be able to afford, to be within one's reach; to jab, to swing at a bad ball (baseball).

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