掛

to strike (at)

accounts receivable; outstanding sales account

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

workman's apron; bib

to ask a question of (a person)

pop-up book

summer-use futon

foods topped with grated yam

to place a tax on

booby trap explosive; booby trap bomb

yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments

clothes hook; clothes hanger

depends entirely on; depends above all on

to take to heart; to keep in mind; to bear in mind

to cheer on; to raise a shout

to make light of; to hold lightly

to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)

to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)

Usu. as 〜の口が掛かる

to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)

wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono

fireworks piece

Proverb

appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover

Idiomatic expression

to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

a recommendation; an order

to entrust to a doctor (for treatment)

手掛け／手懸け／手掛／手懸 only

handle

Dated term; Also written as 妾女

mistress; kept woman; concubine