秘訣

ひけつ

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe

common word Also written 秘けつ、秘決

Meaning

n
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

Example sentences

長生きの秘訣は、生き甲斐を持つ事だそうだ。

It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.
成功の秘訣は失敗を考えないことだ。

The secret of success is not to think of failure.
成功の秘けつは、相手の観点を理解し、自分の立場からだけでなく相手の立場からも、ものごとを見ることができることにある。

The secret of success lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as from your own.