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しょうがない

shouganai

it can't be helped, there's nothing to be done

Example sentence

今日はとても暑くてしょうがない。

It's unbearably hot today.

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More Adverbs & Degree Words words

WordMeaning
一通りひととおりgeneral, briefly
割とわりとrelatively, comparatively
勝手にかってにarbitrarily, without permission
別々べつべつseparately, individually
本来ほんらいessentially, naturally, by nature
大分だいぶんa lot / considerably (older or more formal/less common in modern speech)
さっさとさっさとquickly
比較的ひかくてきcomparatively; relatively

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