手掛かり Clue

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手掛かり (てが　　)

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手掛かり te gakari clue	手 te hand 掛 ga(kari) hang, catch [the ka becomes a ga when placed after te]	上手 jou zu - very good at [irregular pronunciation] [B] 握手 aku shu - shake hands [B] 拍手 haku shu - applause, to clap [B] 出掛ける de kakeru - go out, start off [I] 時間掛かる ji kan kakaru - to take time [B]

The missing fingerprints was the biggest clue.

SUGGESTED USAGE:

全(まった)く手掛(てが)かりがなかったので、透明人間(とうめいにんげん)が逮捕(たいほ)された。

mattaku tegakari ga nakatta node, toumei ningen ga taiho sareta.
The total lack of clues led to the arrest of the Invisible Man.

全く mattaku - totally; entirely
なかった nakatta - nothing; not
ので node - because
透明人間 toumei ningen - the Invisible Man
逮捕 tai ho - arrest
された sareta - passive verb [was arrested]

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