“Nothing one can do” in Japanese
Short answer
Nothing one can do in Japanese is “どうする事も出来ない” (dousurukotomodekinai). Full meaning: beyond one's control, nothing one can do.
Other ways to say “Nothing one can do” in Japanese
仕方ない
shikatanai there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
詮方ない
senkatanai cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
仕方のない
shikatanonai cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough; hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
手がつけられない
tegatsukerarenai out of control, out of hand, unmanageable, nothing one can do
仕様がない
shouganai there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice, it is what it is; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
仕方がない
shikataganai there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
致し方ない
itashikatanai there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
仕方な
shikatana there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
仕方なさ
shikatanasa there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
仕方ねえ
shikatanei there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
仕方のう
shikatanou there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
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