決め手を欠く

きめてをかく

to be lacking a trump card, to be lacking conclusive evidence

決め手

きめて

decider, person who decides

決め付ける

きめつける

to fix upon (one-sidedly), to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case

決める

きめる

to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match)

欠ける

かける

to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken

常識に欠ける

じょうしきにかける

to lack in common sense

手にかける

てにかける

to take care of, to bring up under one's personal care

決め

きめ

agreement, rule

欠け

かけ

fragment, splinter

手始めに

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

手初めに

てはじめに

at first, at the outset, beginning

手塩に掛ける

てしおにかける

to bring up under one's personal care

取り決める

とりきめる

to agree, to decide upon, to enter into (a contract)

腹を決める

はらをきめる

to resolve, to make up one's mind, to decide

ドロンを決める

ドロンをきめる どろんをきめる

to make off, to abscond, to get away, to pull a vanishing act

シュートを決める

シュートをきめる

to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot

ゴールを決める

ゴールをきめる

to score a goal

心を決める

こころをきめる

to resolve to do, to make up one's mind to do, to set one's heart on, to have one's heart set on

決めポーズ

きめポーズ

signature pose, trademark pose