This is the 7998th most frequent Japanese word.
天手古舞
A state of being extremely busy or chaotic; flustered.
"天手古舞" is used to describe being excessively busy and overwhelmed, typically due to a large workload or many tasks.
大会の準備で彼らは朝から晩まで天手古舞だった。
They were extremely busy preparing for the event from morning till night.
"天手古舞" here indicates a chaotic and busy situation in an organizational context.
新しいプロジェクトの開始により、私の部署では天手古舞の状態だ。
Due to the start of the new project, my department is in a state of chaos being extremely busy.
In this sentence, "天手古舞" implies personal overwhelm due to significant concerns or responsibilities.