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Sample Sentences for せっかく
せっかくの苦労が水の泡になった。
All my pains were in vain.
せっかく君にそれがやれるなら、やってほしいんだが。
If you could do it at all, I'd like you to do it.
せっかく、英語で注文しようと意気込んで入ったのに、日本語で「いらっしゃいませ」って言われた。あれ?って感じ。
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 ...?"
せっかく階段を走って降りたのに、もう一歩のところで電車に乗れなかった。
Even though I ran down the stairs, I couldn't catch the train.
せっかく弁護士の資格があるのにもったいない。
What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
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