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Words — 61 found

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; brokenUsually written using kana alone
  • きょねん去年
  • ジョギング
  • シューズ
  • にそく2足
  • だめ駄目
  • した
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposelessUsually written using kana alone
  • もう
  • だめ
It's all over.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. cannot; must not; not allowedUsually written using kana alone
  • よるおそ夜遅く
  • まで
  • 起きていて
  • だめ駄目
Don't sit up late at night.
Noun
4. neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a gameGo (game)
5. no!; stop!Usually written using kana alone
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ダメ
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どう 如何
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be doneUsually written using kana alone
  • じょうきょう状況
  • かれ彼ら
  • どうにもならなく
  • なった
The situation got out of their control.
Notes
如何にもならない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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よう 仕様
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; beyond redemptionUsually written using kana alone
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2. foolish; preposterous; absurdUsually written using kana alone
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仕様のない 【しょうのない】
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すく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; irredeemableSee also 救いようがない
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救い様のない 【すくいようのない】
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はしぼう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terribleIdiomatic expression, See also 箸にも棒にもかからない, non-standard variant of 箸にも棒にもかからない
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箸にも棒にも引っ掛からない 【はしにもぼうにもひっかからない】
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はしぼう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terribleIdiomatic expression
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箸にも棒にも掛からない 【はしにもぼうにもかからない】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. hopeless; unworkable
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処置無し 【しょちなし】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
  • つま
  • 亡くして
  • かれ
  • みもよ身も世もない
  • ほどに
  • かな悲しんだ
When his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.
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身も世も無い 【みもよもない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dark; gloomy; murky
  • あたり
  • もう
  • くら暗く
  • なっている
  • こと
  • 気がついた
I observed that it had already got dark.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. dark (in colour); dull
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)Antonym: 明るい, as 〜に暗い
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昏い 【くらい】冥い 【くらい】闇い 【くらい】
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Noun
1. being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands
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お手あげ 【おてあげ】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poorSee also 空下手
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
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1. wrong; not good; of no useUsually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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2. hopeless; past hopeUsually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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3. must not doUsually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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4. cannot go
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'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
1. disappointed; dejected; disheartened; glum; astonished; dumbfounded
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
2. indignant; angry
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ぶ然 【ぶぜん】
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1. useless; no good; hopelessUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect, commonly used with i-adjective inflections, e.g. あかんかった, あかんくない
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2. cannot; must not; not allowedUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
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アカン
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明かん: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. unmanageable; impossible; hopeless
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2. inopportune; uncomfortable; inconvenient; embarrassing; annoying; awkward
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3. disturbing; distressing
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1. not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes)Usually written using kana alone
  • それ
  • いかん
  • わい
That's not good.
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2. bad; not goodUsually written using kana alone
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3. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone, See also いけない
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4. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, See also いけない, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; wrong; naughtyUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. useless; no good; badUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. unfortunate; a shame; a pityUsually written using kana alone, used to express sympathy
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unable to drink (alcohol)Usually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...Usually written using kana alone, as ...(すると|しては)いけない(から|ので)
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Sentences — 11 found

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    • じんせい人生
    • そう
    • ひかん悲観
    • して
    • いけない
    You had better not take such a hopeless view of life. Tatoeba
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