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常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 |
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2 ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh |
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) |
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keishikitenpai / keshikitenpai けいしきテンパイ |
{mahj} yaku-less tenpai; hand that is one tile from completion but cannot satisfy a standard win condition |
泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ see styles |
nakukotojitounihakatenu / nakukotojitonihakatenu なくことじとうにはかてぬ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 泣く子と地頭には勝てない・なくことじとうにはかてない) you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall |
用心に越したことはない see styles |
youjinnikoshitakotohanai / yojinnikoshitakotohanai ようじんにこしたことはない |
(expression) (idiom) You cannot be too careful |
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kinjienai きんじえない |
(exp,adj-i) (as ...を〜) cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress |
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itashikatanai いたしかたない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
花有重開日，人無再少年 花有重开日，人无再少年 |
huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián hua1 you3 chong2 kai1 ri4 , ren2 wu2 zai4 shao4 nian2 hua yu ch`ung k`ai jih , jen wu tsai shao nien hua yu chung kai jih , jen wu tsai shao nien |
a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb) |
迚もじゃないが(rK) |
totemojanaiga とてもじゃないが |
(expression) (kana only) (emphatic; with neg. sentence) (See とても・2) (not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely |
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 |
yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1 yeh huo shao pu chin , ch`un feng ch`ui yu sheng yeh huo shao pu chin , chun feng chui yu sheng |
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1] |
いても立ってもいられない see styles |
itemotattemoirarenai いてもたってもいられない |
(exp,adj-i) unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still |
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hazunai はずない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See はずが無い・はずがない) it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that... |
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shikatanai しかたない |
(adjective) (1) there's no (other) way; (adjective) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (adjective) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (adjective) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (adjective) (5) (as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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otonanojijou / otonanojijo おとなのじじょう |
(exp,n) (used when the actual reason for something cannot be disclosed) certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; adult matters |
如何にもならない(rK) |
dounimonaranai / donimonaranai どうにもならない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done |
居ても立ってもいられない see styles |
itemotattemoirarenai いてもたってもいられない |
(exp,adj-i) unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still |
居ても立っても居られない see styles |
itemotattemoirarenai いてもたってもいられない |
(exp,adj-i) unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still |
強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず see styles |
kyoudonosuerokouniiruatawazu / kyodonosuerokoniruatawazu きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず |
(expression) (proverb) (See 魯・ろ) even the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu |
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kanawanai かなわない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless against; (adjective) (2) (kana only) (oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない) cannot stand; cannot bear; cannot put up with; unbearable; intolerable; (adjective) (3) (kana only) (dated) unable to do; cannot do; impossible |
泣く子と地頭には勝てない see styles |
nakukotojitounihakatenai / nakukotojitonihakatenai なくことじとうにはかてない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall |
煩悩の犬は追えども去らず see styles |
bonnounoinuhaoedomosarazu / bonnonoinuhaoedomosarazu ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらず |
(expression) (proverb) one cannot escape from one's worldly desires; the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away |
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gomamenohagishiri ごまめのはぎしり |
(idiom) feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine |
乞食を三日すればやめられぬ see styles |
kojikiomikkasurebayamerarenu こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ |
(expression) (proverb) Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop |
乞食を三日すれば止められぬ see styles |
kojikiomikkasurebayamerarenu こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ |
(expression) (proverb) Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop |
人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 |
rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi ren2 wu2 heng4 cai2 bu4 fu4 , ma3 wu2 ye4 cao3 bu4 fei2 jen wu heng ts`ai pu fu , ma wu yeh ts`ao pu fei jen wu heng tsai pu fu , ma wu yeh tsao pu fei |
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed |
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hokahanai ほかはない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ほかない) can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ... |
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shosen しょせん |
(adverb) (1) after all; in the end; anyway; (adverb) (2) (with neg. sentence) (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) ever |
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shininnikuchinashi しにんにくちなし |
(expression) (proverb) dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense |
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ochikobore おちこぼれ |
(1) fallen scraps; scatterings; (2) leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (colloquialism) (sensitive word) (See 浮きこぼれ・2) student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.) |
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kakkasouyou; kakukasouyou / kakkasoyo; kakukasoyo かっかそうよう; かくかそうよう |
(yoji) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch |
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kakkasouyou; kakukasouyou / kakkasoyo; kakukasoyo かっかそうよう; かくかそうよう |
(yoji) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch |
馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 |
mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù ma3 wu2 ye4 cao3 bu4 fei2 , ren2 wu2 wai4 kuai4 bu4 fu4 ma wu yeh ts`ao pu fei , jen wu wai k`uai pu fu ma wu yeh tsao pu fei , jen wu wai kuai pu fu |
a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) |
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mikkabouzu / mikkabozu みっかぼうず |
(yoji) person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days |
井蛙は以って海を語る可からず see styles |
seiahamotteumiokatarubekarazu / seahamotteumiokatarubekarazu せいあはもってうみをかたるべからず |
(expression) (proverb) (See 井の中の蛙、大海を知らず,井蛙) a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it |
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ringenasenogotoshi りんげんあせのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid |
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hazuganai はずがない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See 筈・1) it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that... |
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hazunonai はずのない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See はずが無い) cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... |
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 |
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 , cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1 i ts`un kuang yin i ts`un chin , ts`un chin nan mai ts`un kuang yin i tsun kuang yin i tsun chin , tsun chin nan mai tsun kuang yin |
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying); fig. time is precious |
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shikatanonai しかたのない |
(exp,adj-f) (1) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-f) (2) (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない) pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-f) (3) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-f) (4) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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yudanmosukimonai ゆだんもすきもない |
(expression) one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ... |
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misakaigatsukanai みさかいがつかない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 付く・つく・10) cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad) |
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shikatanai しかたない |
(adjective) (1) there's no (other) way; (adjective) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (adjective) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (adjective) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (adjective) (5) (as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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ikkokunoyuuyomonai / ikkokunoyuyomonai いっこくのゆうよもない |
(exp,adj-i) not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer |
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yamukatanashi やむかたなし |
(expression) (kana only) it cannot be helped; there is no other way |
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torikaeshigatsukanai とりかえしがつかない |
(expression) (See 取り返しのつかない) cannot be undone; can't be recovered from |
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torikaeshinotsukanai とりかえしのつかない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 取り返しがつかない) cannot be undone; can't be recovered from |
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bekarazaru べからざる |
(expression) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not |
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bekarazaru べからざる |
(exp,adj-f) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not |
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buchinomesu; buchinomesu(sk) ぶちのめす; ブチのめす(sk) |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to beat to a pulp; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush; to overwhelm; to defeat resoundingly; to give (an opponent) a drubbing |
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mitsugonotamashiihyakumade / mitsugonotamashihyakumade みつごのたましいひゃくまで |
(expression) (proverb) a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100 |
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shikataganai しかたがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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mehakuchihodonimonooiu めはくちほどにものをいう |
(exp,v5u) (proverb) (See 物を言う・1) one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue |
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hazunai はずない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See はずがない) it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ... |
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naranai(p); naranu; naran; narimasen ならない(P); ならぬ; ならん; なりません |
(expression) (1) (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; (expression) (2) (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない) must not ...; should not ...; (expression) (3) (usu. ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, or ...ねばならない) (See なければならない) must ...; have to ...; ought to ... |
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ikkokunoyuuyomonai / ikkokunoyuyomonai いっこくのゆうよもない |
(exp,adj-i) not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer |
嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず see styles |
kakouaritoiedomokurawazunbasonoumakioshirazu / kakoaritoiedomokurawazunbasonomakioshirazu かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず |
(expression) (proverb) one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it |
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yurugasenidekinai ゆるがせにできない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored |
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yamuoenai やむをえない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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hazuganai はずがない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ... |
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hazunonai はずのない |
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) (See はずがない) that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ... |
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haranisuekaneru はらにすえかねる |
(exp,v1) cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach |
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wakenihaikanai わけにはいかない |
(expression) (kana only) cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do) |
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yokuyoku よくよく |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) carefully; closely; (adverb) (2) (kana only) very; extremely; exceedingly; (adverb) (3) (kana only) have no choice; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable |
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yamuoenai やむをえない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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yamuoenai やむおえない |
(exp,adj-i) (incorrect variant of やむを得ない) (See やむを得ない) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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kojikiomikkasurebayamerarenu こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ |
(expression) (proverb) once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop |
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fumihayaritashikakutehamotanu ふみはやりたしかくてはもたぬ |
(expression) (set phrase said in lamentation) I want to send a (love) letter but I cannot write |
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yamunai やむない |
(exp,adj-i) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See やむを得ない) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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yamunashi やむなし |
(expression) (kana only) (See やむを得ない) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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itsumademoarutoomounaoyatokane / itsumademoarutoomonaoyatokane いつまでもあるとおもうなおやとかね |
(expression) (proverb) you cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents |
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shikataganai しかたがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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shouganai(仕様ganai, 仕様ga無i, shouga無i)(p); shiyouganai(仕様ganai, shiyouga無i, 仕様ga無i) / shoganai(仕様ganai, 仕様ga無i, shoga無i)(p); shiyoganai(仕様ganai, shiyoga無i, 仕様ga無i) しょうがない(仕様がない, 仕様が無い, しょうが無い)(P); しようがない(仕様がない, しようが無い, 仕様が無い) |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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naiwakenihaikanai ないわけにはいかない |
(expression) (kana only) (after neg. verb stem) (See わけにはいかない) cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do) |
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haranomushigaosamaranai はらのむしがおさまらない |
(expression) cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry |
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itsumademoarutoomounaoyatokane / itsumademoarutoomonaoyatokane いつまでもあるとおもうなおやとかね |
(expression) (proverb) you cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents |
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naranai(p); naranu(sk); naran(sk); narimasen(sk) ならない(P); ならぬ(sk); ならん(sk); なりません(sk) |
(expression) (1) (as ...てならない) cannot help (feeling); unbearably; awfully; irresistibly; (expression) (2) (as ...てはならない) must not ...; should not ...; (expression) (3) (as ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, ...ねばならない, etc.) must ...; have to ...; ought to ...; (expression) (4) cannot; unable to; (expression) (5) (dated) (as ...ではならない) not |
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senkatanai せんかたない |
(adjective) (1) (See どうしようもない) it cannot be helped; there is no way; (adjective) (2) (archaism) intolerable; unbearable |
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kurabemononinaranai くらべものにならない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be compared with; no match for |
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itashikatanai いたしかたない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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iigakari / igakari いいがかり |
(1) false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; picking a quarrel; (2) statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back |
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itemotattemoirarenai いてもたってもいられない |
(exp,adj-i) unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still |
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yamuoenai やむをえない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be helped; unavoidable |
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hinouchidokoroganai / hinochidokoroganai ひのうちどころがない |
(exp,adj-i) impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect |
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doushiyoumonai / doshiyomonai どうしようもない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it |
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shouganai(p); shiyouganai / shoganai(p); shiyoganai しょうがない(P); しようがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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yawatanoyabushirazu やわたのやぶしらず |
(exp,n) (1) Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend); (exp,n) (2) (rare) thicket from which one cannot escape; maze; (exp,n) (3) (rare) getting lost; being unable to find a way out |
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kurabemononinaranai くらべものにならない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be compared (with); being no match (for) |
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kurabemononinaranai くらべものにならない |
(exp,adj-i) cannot be compared (with); being no match (for) |
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senkatanai せんかたない |
(adjective) (dated) (See 仕方ない・2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice |
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hinouchidokoroganai / hinochidokoroganai ひのうちどころがない |
(exp,adj-i) faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach; cannot be faulted |
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hinouchidokorononai / hinochidokorononai ひのうちどころのない |
(exp,adj-i) impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect |
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doushiyoumonai(p); doushoumonai(sk) / doshiyomonai(p); doshomonai(sk) どうしようもない(P); どうしょうもない(sk) |
(exp,adj-i) it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 91 results for "Cannot" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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