not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
sympathy; compassion; pity
settlement; solution; resolution
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
just one person; only one
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable