what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(another's) daughter; young lady
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
please; somehow or other; one way or another
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)