Translation

扱いにくい / 解決困難な / 手に負えない

Meaning

Intractable means very difficult to control, manage, solve, or change. It is used for stubborn people, complex problems, conflicts, diseases, and technical tasks that resist ordinary methods.

Examples

• その都市は手に負えない住宅問題に直面しています。
  The city faces an intractable housing problem.
• 交渉担当者たちは、解決困難な対立を和らげようとしました。
  Negotiators tried to ease the intractable conflict.