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言う, 云う, 謂う, いう, ゆう

Godan verb

1. to say, to utter, to declare

2. to name, to call

Only 言う

3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。

寄り, より

Sumo term

1. pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters

Suffix

2. having a tendency towards, being close to

彼は保守寄りだ。

縒り, 撚り, より

twist, ply

選り, 択り, より

selecting, choosing

より

Particle

1. than

2. rather than, instead of, over, above

3. from, out of, since, at, on (and after)

with neg. sentence; as よりほかに...ない, よりしかたがない, etc.

4. except, but, other than

Adverb

5. more

そこでベス下手より登場！

仕方ない, しかたない

Conjugated: しかたなかった

1. there's no (other) way

2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice

oft. as 〜ても仕方ない

3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough

4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful

as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない

5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)

パーティーが待ち遠しくて仕方ない。