N21506/1725

折せっ角かく

atejirarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

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せっかく

Meanings

with trouble, at great pains
rare, valuable, precious, long-awaited
kind, generous

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Example sentences

せっかく早起はやおきしたのに、電車でんしゃに乗のり遅おくれてしまった。

Even though I woke up early at great pains, I ended up missing the train.

せっかくのチャンスを無駄むだにしたくない。

I don't want to waste this precious chance.

せっかく作つくった料理りょうりを食たべてもらえなくて、がっかりした。

I was disappointed that the meal I went through all the trouble of making wasn't eaten.

せっかく日本にほんに来きたのだから、各地かくちを旅行りょこうしてみるべきだ。

Since you've gone through the trouble of coming to Japan, you should try traveling to various places.

せっかくのご厚意こういをお断ことわりするのは大変たいへん心苦こころぐるしいのですが、今回こんかいは辞退じたいさせていただきます。

It pains me greatly to decline your generous offer, but I must respectfully decline this time.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)