Japanese

Noun

手目 ‎(hiragana てめ, romaji teme)

1. cheating or deceiving to favor oneself at gambling or some other activity, such as by making sure the dice roll a certain way, or by rigging a deal of cards
2. such a cheat or deception
3. plotting to undertake a crime or prank
4. the scheme or plan for such a crime or prank

Idiom

• 手目 (てめ)を上 (あ)げる ‎(teme o ageru): “to raise up [an instance of] cheating” → to see through and point out proof of a trick or deception

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan