Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
大事に扱うわ。I will treat it with care.
2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
最近、深刻な問題ばかりを扱ってきたせいかもしれない。It may be because I have been dealing with nothing but serious problems recently.
3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
ああ、私が扱える楽器はこれだけだ。Ah, this is the only instrument I can handle.
4. to deal in; to sell
この店は宝石を扱っているのだろう？This store must deal in jewelry, right?
5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
6. to treat A as B
as ＡをＢとして扱う
いない者として扱われるほうが楽だよ。It's easier to be treated as if you weren't there.
7. to mediate (an argument)
8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
9. to gossip