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- Reading and JLPT level
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仕様が無い, 仕様がない, しょうが無い
JLPT 2 - Kana Reading
- しようがない, しょうがない
- Romaji
- shiyōganai, shōganai
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done
- Example sentence
- 戦争は軽々しくするものではないし、憲法を改正するのも「戦争したくてしょうがない」わけではない。 War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".
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Examples of 仕様が無い, 仕様がない, しょうが無い, しようがない, しょうがない in a sentence
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戦争は軽々しくするものではないし、憲法を改正するのも「戦争したくてしょうがない」わけではない。
War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".
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I am dying for a cold drink.
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She was impatient to leave the party.
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彼は新しい自転車を友達に見せびらかしたくてしょうがなかった。
He was eager to show off his new bicycle to his friends.
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His remarks allow of no other interpretation.
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Boys will be boys.
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