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取り柄

good point, strong point, redeeming quality

noun Rare #36,747
good point, strong point, redeeming quality Often used in negative or self-deprecating contexts to mean someone's only good quality or the one thing they have going for them.
JA: 彼女の取り柄は、誰にでも親切なところです。
EN: Her strong point is that she is kind to everyone.

皆それぞれ取り柄がある。

Everyone has their own strengths.

お前の取り柄は往復ビンタだけだ

The only thing you’re good at is giving people back-and-forth slaps.

— ミッション・クレオパトラ (2002)

もし親切でなかったら、彼に取り柄がなくなる。

If he weren't kind, he wouldn't have anything going for him.

誠実さだけが彼の取り柄だね。

Honesty is his only redeeming quality.

他に取り柄がないからな

Because I don't have anything else going for me.

— ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス (1988)