手を変える

てをかえる

to resort to other means

手を加える

てをくわえる

to perform some process, to apply some treatment

手をつける

てをつける

to set one's hand to, to start work on

手心を加える

てごころをくわえる

to take into consideration, to use one's discretion

手紙を添える

てがみをそえる

to attach a letter, to include a letter

手をかける

てをかける

to lay hands on; to touch

つかえつかえ

つっかえつっかえ

haltingly, stutteringly

手をつく

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

手を打つ

てをうつ

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)

手を変え品を変え

てをかえしなをかえ

by hook or by crook, by all possible means

頭をかかえる

あたまをかかえる

to be greatly perplexed, to be troubled, to be at wits' end

手を携えて

てをたずさえて

hand in hand

手間をかける

てまをかける

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

手数をかける

てすうをかける

to be a burden, to make trouble for someone

手を焼かせる

てをやかせる

to bother, to embarrass, to harass, to give someone a hard time, to give someone a lot of trouble

王手をかける

おうてをかける

to check (in chess)

手控える

てびかえる

to hang (hold) back, to hold off, to refrain, to reduce or cut back on

手に職をつける

てにしょくをつける

to acquire a trade, to learn a vocation

手を切る

てをきる

to cut off (a relationship)