しかない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
1. having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...
after a verb
All I can do is believe and wait.
2. having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...
after a noun or counter
This was the only method.
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Composed of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (164 in total)
All I can do is believe and wait.
Then we have no choice but to run.
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
We can only stand by and watch, can't we?
This was the only method.
There is no choice but to obey silently.
There's only one bed.
I guess there's no choice but to throw this away.
There is no choice but to call out with one's voice.
All I could do was give a vague smile.
There's only one day left.
If so, there is no choice but to move forward.
I have no choice but to get home on my own.
The pirates had no choice but to surrender.
We have no choice but to figure out a way to make it work.
I think we have no choice but to verify it.
We have no choice but to push on like this.
He himself has no choice but to do something about it.
All we can do is defend.
I have no choice but to walk up the stairs.
I only have two hours.
There is no choice but to yield to force.
There is no choice but to devote oneself entirely to evasion.
There are only twelve colors!
I had no choice but to hide and let it pass.
There is only one guest room.
They had no alternative but to retreat.
I have nothing but respect for Tom.
February has only 28 days.
All we can do now is bet on that!
There is only one place to go.
For now, I have no choice but to go and see.
She had to give up her dream.
Is crying all the weak can do?
I had no choice but to quietly leave the scene.
There is nothing left to do but leave it to the police.
She had no choice but to accept her fate.
All we can do is wait for the police to arrive.
In that case, I guess I have no choice but to do something about it.
We have only a small garden.
I think there's nothing left to do but pray.
We have no choice but to expand the search range.
We only have three days left.
If you're told that, you have no choice but to agree.
There was only one conclusion that could be derived.
Such things are nothing but temporary.
I couldn't say anything and could only groan.
If that's the case, I'll have no choice but to earn it myself.
I have no choice but to rely on the support of those around me.
I've only got one bullet.
I wonder if our meeting was just a dream.
I was forced into a situation where I had no choice but to fight.
I suppose there is no choice but to think about it in a forward-looking way.
There is only one thing that it indicates.
In other words, there is only one entrance and exit.
That was the only place where one could take refuge.
There is no choice but to accept it as work.
It is larger than expected, leaving me no choice but to be overwhelmed.
That is, after all, nothing but a pretext.
Under the circumstances we have no choice but to surrender.
It seems we have no choice but to change our position.
In that case, you have no choice but to study abroad.
There is no choice but to settle it completely.
He is nothing but a fool.
I have no choice but to admit that I lack caution.
Since I already confessed, I have no choice but to own it.
We have no choice but to wait for the enemy's attack.
There is no choice but to fight the pain head-on.
I have no choice but to stay at my wife's parents' home.
The hurdle is high, but I have no choice but to do my best.
Well, then we have no choice but to keep searching steadily like this.
We'll have to camp out if we can't find a place to stay.
We have no choice but to move up the festival.
There was nothing but the blue sea as far as the eye could reach.
It was only a partial success.
The school has only one tennis court.
There's only one copy of this document.
If you're going to drink water, now is the only chance.
But even so, I had no choice but to just move forward.
There is no choice but to change the subject now.
That's why, if you're going to ask, now is the only time.
I had no choice but to run looking straight ahead.
Therefore, although I was concerned, I had no choice but to accept it.
If it really comes down to it, I'll have no choice but to sell the house.
If it can't be destroyed, the only option is to move it somewhere.
Until then, we have no choice but to somehow manage to get through it.
If we can't destroy it, we'll just have to seal it away.
Everyone must learn on their own in the end.
In that case, we have no choice but to get them to regain their reason.
But it was nothing more than a reenactment of the same thing.
We might have no choice but to think about it then.
There were only a few days left until the wedding.
In that case, we have no choice but to play along with the enemy's trap.
It's a loss, but we'll just have to swallow it this time.
There are only forty days left, aren't there?
There was only one slice of bread in the refrigerator.
That is why I had no choice but to keep it hidden in my heart.
We have no choice but to keep running without losing focus for even a moment.
I guess we have no choice but to approach it in a different way.
The room had only a bed, a table and a chair.
There is only one conclusion that can be drawn from the above.
If it breaks, you have no choice but to rely on the manufacturer.
This is a very rare case.
This arrangement is only temporary.
There is only one book on the desk.
That radio is no bigger than a matchbox.
In that case, we have no choice but to try to have a conversation somehow.
In this situation, there is no choice but to say these words.
If it comes to this, is there no choice but to commission someone who can make it?
Given only thirty minutes, we couldn't answer all the questions.
As things stand, there is only one card I can play.
If the sword doesn't work, we have no choice but to attack with magic.
Your camera is only half the size of mine.
I'm just a boy who makes mistakes.
If we can't settle it by talking, we'll have no choice but to resort to force.
Continuing to fight in the middle of all that would be nothing but hell.
As a fellow man, I have nothing but a sense of respect.
To make it in time, I guess we'll have to cut one of the scenes.
Can you name any plants peculiar to Japan?
Of course, this may be nothing but a reckless gamble.
It's only three miles to the village.
If you haven't become that way at the present time, you have no choice but to try hard.
If your technique is lacking, the only option is to make up for it with strength.
If there is nothing to do but wait, then that too is part of the duty.
If you can't tell by looking, you'll have to touch it to make sure.
All that's left is to do it in a way that avoids being noticed as much as possible.
There's only one store that sells this book.
If you've lost, all you can do is accept it gracefully, however frustrating it is.
That's the only way to avoid regretting it later.
As for that matter, I guess we have no choice but to think about it later.
Well, since it has come to this, I have no choice but to live up to expectations.
If you go to Nara, you've got to see the deer.
Is our only option to go to the police or the authorities and ask for protection?
He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.
He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.
The population of Wellington is only about one fortieth that of Tokyo.
Everything that is in this world is but a dream.
Nothing but your love can save her now.
But there's only one road, so there's no need to worry about getting lost.
If the enemy doesn't make a move, we have no choice but to initiate the attack.
I am just one of the many people who were saved by the teacher.
For me, this is now nothing more than just a pair of glasses.
There is only one thing I can make with this ingredient.
Initially, I thought that if it were true, I had no choice but to admit it.
However, anyone who sees that sight would have no choice but to be speechless.
This road is the only approach to the city.
The inside of the elevator is only large enough for two people.
Anyway, I have no choice but to pretend I didn't know about this matter!
The legend, which had been nothing more than made-up lore, suddenly became reality.
We have no choice but to try increasing it a bit more to find the optimal value.
We have no choice but to wait quietly until the police investigation is complete.
There was no conclusive evidence, but I had no choice but to spend my days believing so.
We had no choice but to wait for a while until the store opened.
I have no choice but to meet her and hear directly from her mouth what she wants.
Hurry up! There's only 30 minutes left before the train leaves.
If you think straightforwardly, this button is about the only means of operation.
I was thanked with a really great smile, so all I could do was nod.
If the King gets involved, we have no choice but to withdraw.
He has very little, if any, knowledge about art.
The lunch break is only one hour, so we can't shift it much.
For the time being, we have no choice but to continue with this subtle sense of distance.
When she was a student, she went to the disco only once.
There was only one thing here that had that much presence.
If you want to bring back memories, you have no choice but to place them in a similar environment.