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仕方しかたがない

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English · JMdict

there's no (other) way

彼を待つより仕方がない。

All we can do is to wait for him.
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English · JMdict

cannot be helped;unavoidable;inevitable;(there's) nothing one can do;having no choice

自分でやったことだから仕方がないね。

You brought it on yourself.
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English · JMdict

it's no use (doing);pointless;useless;no good;insufficient;not enough

oft. as 〜ても仕方がない

そんなに健康のことを心配しても仕方がない。

There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
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English · JMdict

hopeless (person);annoying;troublesome;awful

全くあの男は仕方がないうそつきだ。

He is simply a hopeless liar.
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English · JMdict

cannot stand it;unbearable;cannot help (doing, feeling);dying (to do)

as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない

コーヒーが飲みたくて仕方がない。

I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
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English · Wikipedia

Shikata ga nai (仕方が無い), pronounced [ɕi̥kata ɡa nai], is a Japanese language phrase meaning "it cannot be helped" or "nothing can be done about it". Shō ga nai (しょうがない), pronounced [ɕoː ɡa nai] is an alternative.

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Kanji

仕シ attend, doing, official 方ホウ direction, person, alternative

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Sentences

彼を待つより仕方がない。

All we can do is to wait for him.

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自分でやったことだから仕方がないね。

You brought it on yourself.

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そんなに健康のことを心配しても仕方がない。

There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.

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全くあの男は仕方がないうそつきだ。

He is simply a hopeless liar.

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コーヒーが飲みたくて仕方がない。

I'm dying for a cup of coffee.

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