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仕方なく (しかたなく) — helplessly | Kumi Dictionary

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仕方なく

仕方なく

仕し方かたなく

helplessly

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仕方無く

しかたなく

Adverb

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helplessly, reluctantly, as a last resort

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つか.える…(2)

attend・doing・official・serve

かた・-かた・-がた…(9)

direction・person・alternative

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