to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
incident; affair; happening; event
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
cooperation; collaboration
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
decision; determination; resolution
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
site; point on a map; spot
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
rest; break; recess; intermission
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result