Translation

策略 / たくらみ / 巧妙な手口

Meaning

Wile is a clever trick or persuasive strategy used to deceive, charm, or get an advantage. It is most common in the plural wiles, as in political wiles or the wiles of a scammer. Do not confuse wile with while, which is about time or contrast.

Examples

• その詐欺師の巧妙な手口に多くの人がだまされました。
  Many people were fooled by the scammer's wiles.
• 彼女は政治的な策略を使って反対派を味方につけました。
  She used political wiles to win over her opponents.