Results, 折角

せっかくsekkaku採用saiyouしたshita派遣社員hakenshainがgaすぐにsuguni辞めてyameteしまったshimatta。
The temporary workers that we managed to employ left work right away.
せっかくsekkaku弁護士bengoshiのno資格shikakuがgaあるaruのにnoniもったいないmottainai。
What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
おっとotto、せっかくsekkaku時間jikan前maeにni来たkitaのにnoni、ダベッてたらDABEttetara遅刻chikokuしshiちまうchimau。
Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!
君のkiminoせっかくsekkakuのno名mei講義kougiはha猫に小判nekonikobanだったdattaねne。
Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.
どんなdonna理由riyuuがgaあろうarouとto、せっかくsekkaku軌道に乗せたkidouninoseta貿易bouekiをwo失墜shittsuiさせたsasetaのnoはha大dai失態shittaiだda。
Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.
折角sekkaku来てkiteくれたkuretaのにnoni留守rusuをwoしていてshiteiteごめんgomenねne。
I'm sorry that I wasn't home when you so kindly dropped by.
私watashiがgaせっかくsekkakuやっているyatteiruことkotoにniけちをつけたkechiwotsuketa。
He threw cold water on what I was doing.
せっかくsekkaku集めたatsumetaものmonoだdaけどkedo、邪魔jamaになるninaruばかりbakariだからdakara、売るuruなりnari誰かdarekaにniあげたageta方がいいhougaii。
We'd better try to sell or give away all these white elephants we've collected.
せっかくsekkaku骨honeをwo負ったottaのにnoni、彼kareはha失敗shippaiしたshita。
He has failed after all his labors.
せっかくsekkaku君kimiにniそれsoreがgaやれるyareruならnara、やってyatteほしいhoshiiんnだdaがga。
If you could do it at all, I'd like you to do it.
せっかくsekkaku階段kaidanをwo走ってhashitte降りたoritaのにnoni、もうmou一歩のnoところtokoroでde電車denshaにni乗れなかったnorenakatta。
Even though I ran down the stairs, I couldn't catch the train.
せっかくsekkaku雨ameのno中nakaをwo会いaiにni行ったittaのにnoni彼女kanojoはha留守rusuだったdatta。
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
せっかくsekkakuのno苦労kurouもmoあだadaになったninatta。
All my pains went for nothing.
せっかくsekkakuのno苦労kurouがga水の泡mizunoawaになったninatta。
All my pains were in vain.
せっかくsekkakuですdesuがga、お客様okyakusamaがga見えるmieruことになっていますkotoninatteimasuのでnode。
I am sorry, but I have someone coming.
せっかくsekkaku、英語eigoでde注文chuumonしようshiyouとto意気込んでikigonde入ったhaittaのにnoni、日本語nihongoでde「いらっしゃいませirasshaimase」ってtte言われたiwareta。あれare？ってtte感じkanji。
After I got all worked up about ordering in English, I walked in the store and they greeted me with "Irasshaimase!" I felt, like, "What the ...?"
こういうkouiu事情jijouですからdesukara、残念ながらzannennagara、せっかくsekkakuのnoごgo招待shoutaiをwoおo受けukeいたしitashiかねるkaneruのですnodesu。
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
お前omaeがga大声出すoogoedasuからkara、せっかくsekkakuのnoシャッターチャンスSHATTAACHANSUをwo逃しnogashiちゃったchattaよyo。
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
折角sekkakuなおnao天気tenkiなna日hiなnaのでnode、今日kyouはha垣kakiをwo塗り替えnurikaeたta方houがgaいいiiとto思いomoiますmasu。
You should take advantage of the good weather to paint the fence.

Words

せっかくsekkaku☆《折角》

adverb / noun:

  • with trouble; at great pains

~の noun:

  • rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

adverb:

  • specially; especially; expressly

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