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しょうがない, 仕様がない, しようが無い, 仕様が無い, しょうが無い, しようがない
Expression, Usually in kana
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
oft. as 〜てもしょうがない
3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない
5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
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手の施しようがない, てのほどこしようがない
Expression, Idiomatic expression
beyond help, there's nothing that can be done