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Variations:
他に方法がない
ほかに方法がない
他に方法が無い

see styles
 hokanihouhouganai / hokanihohoganai
    ほかにほうほうがない
(expression) (See 他に方法はない・ほかにほうほうはない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

Variations:
他に方法はない
ほかに方法はない
他に方法は無い

see styles
 hokanihouhouhanai / hokanihohohanai
    ほかにほうほうはない
(expression) (See 他に方法がない・ほかにほうほうがない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

Variations:
訳にはいかない
わけには行かない
訳には行かない

see styles
 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)

Variations:
スリーウエースピーカー
スリー・ウエー・スピーカー

see styles
 suriiueesupiikaa; surii uee supiikaa / suriueesupika; suri uee supika
    スリーウエースピーカー; スリー・ウエー・スピーカー
three-way speaker

Variations:
そんなもの
そんなもん
そういうもの
そういうもん

see styles
 sonnamono; sonnamon; souiumono; souiumon / sonnamono; sonnamon; soiumono; soiumon
    そんなもの; そんなもん; そういうもの; そういうもん
(exp,n) that's the way it is; such is life

Variations:
たどり着く(P)
辿り着く(P)
辿りつく(sK)

see styles
 tadoritsuku
    たどりつく
(v5k,vi) to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路(rK)
抜道(sK)
抜路(sK)

see styles
 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

Variations:
武士は食わねど高楊枝
武士はくわねど高楊枝(sK)

see styles
 bushihakuwanedotakayouji / bushihakuwanedotakayoji
    ぶしはくわねどたかようじ
(expression) (proverb) the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!

Variations:
話しぶり
話し振り
話ぶり(io)
話振り(sK)

see styles
 hanashiburi
    はなしぶり
way of talking; manner of speaking

Variations:
通り道
とおり道
通り路(rK)
通りみち(sK)

see styles
 toorimichi
    とおりみち
passage; path; route; one's way

Variations:
それじゃ(P)
それじゃあ(P)
そんじゃ
そいじゃ

see styles
 soreja(p); sorejaa(p); sonja; soija / soreja(p); soreja(p); sonja; soija
    それじゃ(P); それじゃあ(P); そんじゃ; そいじゃ
(conjunction) (1) (colloquialism) (used to end a conversation or introduce a remark) (See それでは・1) well, ...; right, ...; now, ...; (conjunction) (2) (colloquialism) so; then; (expression) (3) (colloquialism) that way (would mean ...); if that is the case; in that case; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) bye then

Variations:
それでは(P)
それじゃ(P)
それじゃあ
そいじゃ

see styles
 soredeha(p); soreja(p); sorejaa; soija / soredeha(p); soreja(p); soreja; soija
    それでは(P); それじゃ(P); それじゃあ; そいじゃ
(conjunction) (1) (used to end a conversation or introduce a remark) well, ...; right, ...; now, ...; (conjunction) (2) so; then; (expression) (3) that way (would mean ...); if that is the case; in that case; (interjection) (4) bye then

Variations:
切り込む
斬り込む
切込む
斬込む
切りこむ(sK)

see styles
 kirikomu
    きりこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to cut deep into; (v5m,vi) (2) to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to raid; to attack; (v5m,vi) (3) to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

Variations:
やけを起こす
ヤケを起こす
自棄を起こす
焼けを起こす

see styles
 yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu, 自棄o起kosu, 焼keo起kosu); yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu)
    やけをおこす(やけを起こす, 自棄を起こす, 焼けを起こす); ヤケをおこす(ヤケを起こす)
(exp,v5s) to become desperate; to give way to despair

Variations:
よじ登る
攀じ登る
よじ上る(rK)
攀じ上る(rK)

see styles
 yojinoboru
    よじのぼる
(v5r,vi) to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

Variations:
二四六九士
西向く侍
西向く士
西向くさむらい(sK)

see styles
 nishimukusamurai
    にしむくさむらい
(expression) (士 represents November as it can be decomposed into 十一 (11)) nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)

Variations:
矢張り(ateji)(P)
矢張(ateji)(io)

see styles
 yahari
    やはり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・1) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・2) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・3) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・4) as expected

Variations:
仕方がない(P)
仕方が無い(sK)
し方がない(sK)

see styles
 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)

Variations:
仕様がない(P)
しようが無い
仕様が無い
しょうが無い

see styles
 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)

Variations:
取り方(P)
撮り方
採り方
取方(io)
撮方(io)

see styles
 torikata
    とりかた
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take

Variations:
遠回り
遠まわり(sK)
遠周り(sK)
遠廻り(sK)

see styles
 toomawari
    とおまわり
detour; roundabout way

Variations:
あさっての方を向く
明後日の方を向く
あさってのほうを向く

see styles
 asattenohouomuku / asattenohoomuku
    あさってのほうをむく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 明後日・2) to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

Variations:
其れと無く(rK)
それと無く(sK)
其れとなく(sK)

see styles
 soretonaku
    それとなく
(adverb) (kana only) indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually

Variations:
目を開く
眼を開く
目をひらく(sK)
眼をひらく(sK)

see styles
 meohiraku
    めをひらく
(exp,v5k) (1) to open one's eyes; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to open one's eyes (to the truth, a new way of thinking, etc.); to awaken; to discover

Variations:
知る由もない
知る由も無い
知るよしもない
知るよしも無い

see styles
 shiruyoshimonai
    しるよしもない
(exp,adj-i) to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

Variations:
遣る瀬無い(rK)
遣る瀬ない(sK)
やる瀬ない(sK)

see styles
 yarusenai
    やるせない
(adjective) (kana only) miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful; downhearted; dreary; having no way to dispel (a feeling); having no solace (from)

Variations:
言い換える(P)
言いかえる
言換える
言い替える
言替える

see styles
 iikaeru / ikaeru
    いいかえる
(transitive verb) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

Variations:
かくの如き
斯くの如き
斯の如き(sK)
斯くのごとき(sK)

see styles
 kakunogotoki
    かくのごとき
(expression) (kana only) thus; in this way; like this

Variations:
かくの如く
斯くの如く
斯の如く(sK)
斯くのごとく(sK)

see styles
 kakunogotoku
    かくのごとく
(exp,adv) (kana only) thus; in this way; like this

Variations:
行き掛けの駄賃
行きがけの駄賃
いきがけの駄賃
ゆきがけの駄賃

see styles
 ikigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, ikigakeno駄賃); yukigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, yukigakeno駄賃)
    いきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, いきがけの駄賃); ゆきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, ゆきがけの駄賃)
(expression) (idiom) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

Variations:
ミルキーウェー
ミルキーウエー
ミルキー・ウェー
ミルキー・ウエー

see styles
 mirukiiwee; mirukiiuee; mirukii wee; mirukii uee / mirukiwee; mirukiuee; miruki wee; miruki uee
    ミルキーウェー; ミルキーウエー; ミルキー・ウェー; ミルキー・ウエー
(See 天の川) Milky Way

Variations:
にっちもさっちも行かない
二進も三進もいかない
二進も三進も行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

Variations:
三つ又
三つ叉
三つまた
三つ股(rK)
三叉(sK)
三又(sK)

see styles
 mitsumata
    みつまた
(can be adjective with の) (1) three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; (2) three-pronged fork; trident

Variations:
幽明境を異にする
幽冥境を異にする
幽明界を異にする
幽冥界を異にする

see styles
 yuumeisakaiokotonisuru / yumesakaiokotonisuru
    ゆうめいさかいをことにする
(exp,vs-i) (See 幽冥・ゆうめい) to die; to quit this world; to return to the earth; to go the way of all flesh; to part forever

Variations:
洞ヶ峠を決め込む
洞が峠を決め込む
洞ヶ峠をきめこむ
洞が峠をきめこむ

see styles
 horagatougeokimekomu / horagatogeokimekomu
    ほらがとうげをきめこむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge

Variations:
詮方ない(ateji)
詮方無い(ateji)
為ん方ない
為ん方無い

see styles
 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

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり

see styles
 ashitanimichiokikabayuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikabayubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Variations:
中々(P)
中中(P)
仲々(rK)
仲仲(rK)
却々(rK)
却却(rK)

see styles
 nakanaka
    なかなか
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with a verb in the negative) by no means; not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり(sK)

see styles
 ashitanimichiokikaba、yuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikaba、yubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかば、ゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Variations:
うんちんぐスタイル
ウンチングスタイル
うんちんぐ・スタイル
ウンチング・スタイル

see styles
 unchingusutairu; unchingusutairu; unchingu sutairu; unchingu sutairu
    うんちんぐスタイル; ウンチングスタイル; うんちんぐ・スタイル; ウンチング・スタイル
(joc) (from ウンチ + "ing") (See うんち) way one sits (or stands) when defecating (esp. of pets)

Variations:
どう仕様もない
如何しようもない
如何しようも無い
どう仕様も無い
如何仕様も無い

see styles
 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

Variations:
仕様がない(rK)
しようが無い(sK)
仕様が無い(sK)
しょうが無い(sK)

see styles
 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)

Variations:
八幡の藪知らず
八幡の不知藪(rK)
八幡の薮知らず(sK)
八幡の薮不知(sK)

see styles
 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

Variations:
切り開く
切り拓く
切りひらく
きり拓く(sK)
切開く(sK)
切り墾く(sK)

see styles
 kirihiraku
    きりひらく
(transitive verb) (1) to cut open; (transitive verb) (2) to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle); (transitive verb) (3) to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

Variations:
切り捨て御免
斬り捨て御免
切捨て御免
斬捨て御免
切捨御免(io)
斬捨御免(sK)

see styles
 kirisutegomen
    きりすてごめん
(hist) right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

Variations:
斬り捨て御免
切り捨て御免
斬捨て御免
切捨て御免
斬捨御免(io)
切捨御免(io)

see styles
 kirisutegomen
    きりすてごめん
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

Variations:
ツーウェイスピーカー
ツーウエースピーカー
ツーウェイ・スピーカー
ツーウエー・スピーカー

see styles
 tsuuweisupiikaa; tsuuueesupiikaa; tsuuwei supiikaa; tsuuuee supiikaa / tsuwesupika; tsuueesupika; tsuwe supika; tsuuee supika
    ツーウェイスピーカー; ツーウエースピーカー; ツーウェイ・スピーカー; ツーウエー・スピーカー
two-way speaker

Variations:
かけ離れる(P)
掛け離れる(rK)
懸け離れる(rK)
掛離れる(rK)
懸離れる(rK)

see styles
 kakehanareru
    かけはなれる
(v1,vi) (1) to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be distant; (v1,vi) (2) to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth); to be far removed (from)

Variations:
やる方ない
やるかた無い(sK)
やる方無い(sK)
遣る方無い(sK)
遣る方ない(sK)

see styles
 yarukatanai
    やるかたない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (after a noun expressing a negative emotion) having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

Variations:
誤魔化す(ateji)(P)
誤摩化す(ateji)(rK)
胡麻化す(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 gomakasu
    ごまかす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to doctor; to cook; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to embezzle; to pocket

Variations:
ゴーイングマイウェイ
ゴーイングマイウエー
ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

see styles
 gooingumaiwei; gooingumaiuee; gooingu mai wei; gooingu mai uee / gooingumaiwe; gooingumaiuee; gooingu mai we; gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイングマイウェイ; ゴーイングマイウエー; ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ; ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) going my way

Variations:
スリーウェイスピーカー
スリーウエースピーカー
スリーウェイ・スピーカー
スリーウエー・スピーカー

see styles
 suriiweisupiikaa; suriiueesupiikaa; suriiwei supiikaa; suriiuee supiikaa / suriwesupika; suriueesupika; suriwe supika; suriuee supika
    スリーウェイスピーカー; スリーウエースピーカー; スリーウェイ・スピーカー; スリーウエー・スピーカー
three-way speakers

Variations:
足を引っ張る
足をひっぱる(sK)
足を引っぱる(sK)
脚を引っ張る(sK)
足を引張る(sK)

see styles
 ashiohipparu
    あしをひっぱる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

Variations:
ミルキーウェイ
ミルキーウェー
ミルキーウエー
ミルキー・ウェイ
ミルキー・ウェー
ミルキー・ウエー

see styles
 mirukiiwei; mirukiiwee; mirukiiuee; mirukii wei; mirukii wee; mirukii uee / mirukiwe; mirukiwee; mirukiuee; miruki we; miruki wee; miruki uee
    ミルキーウェイ; ミルキーウェー; ミルキーウエー; ミルキー・ウェイ; ミルキー・ウェー; ミルキー・ウエー
(See 天の川) Milky Way

Variations:
バカとハサミは使いよう
バカとはさみは使いよう
ばかとはさみは使いよう
馬鹿とはさみは使いよう
馬鹿と鋏は使い様

see styles
 bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou); bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou); bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou, 馬鹿tohasamiha使iyou, 馬鹿to鋏ha使i様) / bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo); bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo); bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo, 馬鹿tohasamiha使iyo, 馬鹿to鋏ha使i様)
    バカとハサミはつかいよう(バカとハサミは使いよう); バカとはさみはつかいよう(バカとはさみは使いよう); ばかとはさみはつかいよう(ばかとはさみは使いよう, 馬鹿とはさみは使いよう, 馬鹿と鋏は使い様)
(expression) (proverb) everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way

Variations:
ゴーイングマイウェイ
ゴーイングマイウエイ
ゴーイングマイウエー
ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
ゴーイング・マイ・ウエイ
ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

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 gooingumaiwei; gooingumaiuei; gooingumaiuee; gooingu mai wei; gooingu mai uei; gooingu mai uee / gooingumaiwe; gooingumaiue; gooingumaiuee; gooingu mai we; gooingu mai ue; gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイングマイウェイ; ゴーイングマイウエイ; ゴーイングマイウエー; ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ; ゴーイング・マイ・ウエイ; ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) (from the 1944 American musical comedy-drama) going one's own way (without caring about what others think) (eng: going my way); laid-back lifestyle

Variations:
どうしようも無い(sK)
どう仕様もない(sK)
如何しようもない(sK)
如何しようも無い(sK)
どう仕様も無い(sK)
如何仕様も無い(sK)

see styles
 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) (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

Variations:
馬鹿と鋏は使いよう
馬鹿とハサミは使いよう(sK)
バカとハサミは使いよう(sK)
バカとはさみは使いよう(sK)
ばかとはさみは使いよう(sK)
馬鹿とはさみは使いよう(sK)
馬鹿と鋏は使い様(sK)

see styles
 bakatohasamihatsukaiyou / bakatohasamihatsukaiyo
    ばかとはさみはつかいよう
(expression) (proverb) everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way

Variations:
あかんべえ
あかんべ
あっかんべー
あっかんべ(sk)
あっかんべぇ(sk)
あかんべー(sk)
あっかんべえ(sk)
あかんべい(sk)
アカンベー(sk)
あっかんべェ(sk)
アッカンベー(sk)
あかんべぇ(sk)

see styles
 akanbee; akanbe; akkanbee; akkanbe(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbei(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbeェ(sk); akanbee(sk); akanbee(sk) / akanbee; akanbe; akkanbee; akkanbe(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbe(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbeェ(sk); akanbee(sk); akanbee(sk)
    あかんべえ; あかんべ; あっかんべー; あっかんべ(sk); あっかんべぇ(sk); あかんべー(sk); あっかんべえ(sk); あかんべい(sk); アカンベー(sk); あっかんべェ(sk); アッカンベー(sk); あかんべぇ(sk)
(1) (from 赤目) (See 赤目) pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); (interjection) (2) no way!; no!; get lost!

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