しょうがない

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1. 1.

   there's no (other) way

   adjective (keiyoushi)expressions (idioms, set phrases, etc.)word usually written using kanji alone
2. 2.

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

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3. 3.

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

   oft. as 〜てもしょうがない

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4. 4.

   hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

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5. 5.

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

   as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない

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