手掛かり

てがかり

clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact

入手難

にゅうしゅなん

difficulty of obtaining

仕掛け難

しかけがた

status is difficult to establish, market trading is restrained

手掛け

handle

入手困難

にゅうしゅこんなん

difficult to obtain, difficult to get

手掛け女

てかけおんな

mistress; kept woman; concubine

手に掛かる

てにかかる

to fall into someone's hands, to place oneself in someone's power

手を掛ける

てをかける

to lay hands on, to touch

手が掛かる

てがかかる

to take a lot of dealing with, to be a handful

掛かり

がかり かかり

starting, engaging

歩掛り

ぶがかり

labor productivity unit, productivity, production rate, man hours

難

なん

difficulty, trouble, hardship

有り難う

ありがとう

Thank you, Thanks

有り難み

ありがたみ

value, worth, virtue, blessing

やり難い

やりにくい

hard-to-do, difficult, tough, awkward, tricky

手間を掛ける

てまをかける

to take up someone's time, to make work for someone

手塩に掛ける

てしおにかける

to bring up under one's personal care

兄たり難く弟たり難し

けいたりがたくていたりがたし あにたりかたくおとうとたりむずかし

there is little to choose between the two, they're both about the same

掛かりきり

かかりきり

being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on