Pre-noun adjective
Expression
1. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
それも仕方のないこと。That cannot be helped.
2. pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
usu. as 〜ても仕方のない
それは、しても仕方のない後悔だと分かっていた。I knew that it was a regret that was pointless to have.
3. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
そんなことを言って、仕方のない人ね。Saying things like that... you're hopeless.
4. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない
会いたくて仕方のない人がいる。There's someone I'm dying to see.