| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp about to be cut off e.g. in a battle and unable to do anything | 俎の鯉 |
| gen. | exp about to be cut off e.g. in a battle and unable to do anything | 俎板の鯉 |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | 致しかねる |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | 出来かねる |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | 出来兼ねる |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | 致し兼ねる |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | 仕兼ねる |
| gen. | v1 uk to be unable to do | し兼ねる |
| gen. | aux-v unable to do | 能わず |