it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
letter; missive; note; mail
reading aloud; recitation
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to increase; to add to; to augment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
school building; schoolhouse
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
story; tale; talk; discussion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
new record (in sports, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
profitable plan; good plan
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji