Words — 10 found
1. powerless; helpless; incompetent
すべ
なす術もない
1. having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerlessUsually written using kana alone
為す術もない 【なすすべもない】、成す術もない 【なすすべもない】
かな
敵わない
1. no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless againstUsually written using kana alone
- りょうり料理
- という
- ことになれば 、
- だれ誰も メアリー
- には
- かなわない 。
2. cannot stand; cannot bear; cannot put up with; unbearable; intolerableUsually written using kana alone, oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない
- わたし私
- は
- たいくつ退屈
- で
- かなわない 。
3. unable to do; cannot do; impossibleUsually written using kana alone, Dated term
適わない 【かなわない】
1. powerless straight ballBaseball
そじょううお
俎上の魚
1. being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping boardIdiomatic expression
いたこい
まな板の鯉
1. someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping boardIdiomatic expression
俎板の鯉 【まないたのこい】
1. tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report; telling on (someone)Slang
2. chinkoro (traditional lucky sweet in shapes of various animals sold at new year's events, predominantly in Niigata prefecture)Food, cooking
3. person of low status; low-life; powerless personSlang
5. girls' hair accessory (used to hide hair knots, for the Shichi-go-san festival)
チンコロ