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It Can't Be Helped

仕方無い (shikatanai)

The Japanese word 仕方無い meaning "It Can't Be Helped" translates as "there's no (other) way".
It Can't Be Helped (仕方無い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai Block Vertical VB3C
It Can't Be Helped (仕方無い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai Cursive Vertical VC3B
It Can't Be Helped (仕方無い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
It Can't Be Helped (仕方無い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D
It Can't Be Helped (仕方無い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3E

仕様が無い (shiyou ga nai)

The Japanese phrase shiyouganai is also commonly written shoganai and is composed of the word 仕様 (read shiyou) meaning "way; means" and 無い (read nai) meaning "not; no". This is a common expression that is used when there is nothing that can be done about something and that one should just accept what is.
It Can't Be Helped (仕様が無い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyou ga nai Block Vertical VB4C
It Can't Be Helped (仕様が無い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyou ga nai Cursive Vertical VC3B
It Can't Be Helped (仕様が無い) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyou ga nai Design Vertical VD4B
It Can't Be Helped (仕様が無い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyou ga nai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C
It Can't Be Helped (仕様が無い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyou ga nai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4D