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<entry>
<ent_seq>1305420</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>仕方がない</keb>
<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>nf41</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>仕方が無い</keb>
<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>し方がない</keb>
<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>しかたがない</reb>
<re_pri>ichi1</re_pri>
<re_pri>news2</re_pri>
<re_pri>nf41</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<gloss>there's no (other) way</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<gloss>cannot be helped</gloss>
<gloss>unavoidable</gloss>
<gloss>inevitable</gloss>
<gloss>(there's) nothing one can do</gloss>
<gloss>having no choice</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<s_inf>oft. as 〜ても仕方がない</s_inf>
<gloss>it's no use (doing)</gloss>
<gloss>pointless</gloss>
<gloss>useless</gloss>
<gloss>no good</gloss>
<gloss>insufficient</gloss>
<gloss>not enough</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<gloss>hopeless (person)</gloss>
<gloss>annoying</gloss>
<gloss>troublesome</gloss>
<gloss>awful</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<s_inf>as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない</s_inf>
<gloss>cannot stand it</gloss>
<gloss>unbearable</gloss>
<gloss>cannot help (doing, feeling)</gloss>
<gloss>dying (to do)</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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