| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp cannot help but | やらざるを得ない (do) |
| gen. | uk cannot help but ... | 居られる |
| gen. | exp adj-i cannot help but | せざる得ない (do) |
| gen. | exp adj-i cannot help but | せざるを得ない (do) |
| gen. | exp cannot help feeling that | 思えてならない |
| gen. | exp cannot help doing something | ほかない |
| gen. | exp cannot help thinking that | 思えてならない |