Non-feasibility (~ようがない)

Vocabulary

(なお)なお・すu-verbto fix
(もど)もど・るu-verbto return
連絡(れんらく)れん・らくcontact
説明(せつめい)せつ・めいexplanation
仕方(しかた)し・かたway, method
()かるわ・かるu-verbto understand
(たす)けるたす・けるru-verbto help
証明(しょうめい)しょう・めいproof
(はじ)めるはじ・めるru-verbto begin

Used to express that there is no way to do something, usually due to lack of means.

Structure

Verb Stem + ようがない

Examples

(なお)してあげたいが、(なお)しようがない。I want to fix it for you, but there is no way to fix it.
ここまで()たら、(もど)りようがない。Since we came this far, there is no way to go back.
連絡(れんらく)(さき)がないから、連絡(れんらく)しようがない。There's no contact info, so there's no way to contact them.

“It can’t be helped” / “There’s nothing that can be done”

仕方(しかた)がない。It can't be helped.
(あめ)だから仕方(しかた)がない。It's raining, so it can't be helped.
(かれ)がいないと、(はじ)めようがない。Without him, there's no way to start.