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being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; losing face; losing one's credibility; being disgraced
Examples
あなたが約束を守らないとお父さんの立場がなくなりますよ。
Your father will lose face if you don't keep your promise.
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Noun or verb acting prenominally
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
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can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
Examples
よかれあしかれ、この問題は彼に委せるほかはない。
For better or worse, there is nothing for it but to leave the matter in his hands.
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Colloquial
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
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Colloquial
ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)
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Proverb
a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
