手不足

てぶそく

shorthanded, understaffed

人手不足

ひとでぶそく

labour shortage, labor shortage

不倫相手

ふりんあいて

person with whom one is having an illicit love affair

相手にしない

あいてにしない

to ignore, to take no notice of, to give the cold shoulder to, to not associate with, to snub, to refuse to deal with

足手まとい

あしでまとい

impediment, burden, encumbrance, hindrance, drag

不足

ふそく

insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth

ないことには

(with verb stem) unless you do something

今となっては

いまとなっては

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

手足

てあし

one's hands and feet, limbs

相手にする

あいてにする

to keep company, to listen to, to associate with, to take notice of, to deal with, to play against (e.g. a team), to take on (e.g. a rival)

手相

てそう

palm reading

相手

あいて

companion, partner, company

馬鹿と相場には勝てぬ

ばかとそーばにはかてぬ

(quotations) can't beat the fool and the market (in the stock market or used to say that you can't control the market, the market never goes your way)

相場に過去はない

そーばにかこはない

(market maxim) there is no past in the market (advice not to regret the past but to focus on the future)

足相撲

あしずもう

Indian wrestling

ってことは

that is to say; so that means

にあっては

にあって

in, on, at, during, in the condition of

ことになっている

to be scheduled to (do), to be expected to (do)

相談相手

そうだんあいて

adviser, someone to consult with, someone to turn to about one's concerns, confidant