勿体 mottai
mottai
Noun
1. superior airs; air of importance
Noun
2. overemphasis
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Essential 9 items
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#28706
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#31532
mottaide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Wasteful; Regretful (to discard something usable)
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#31150
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Common 6 items
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#26002
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#31365
mottaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't necessary.; It was nothing.
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#31668
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#31273
mottaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably wasteful.; Probably a shame.
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#23711
mottaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't necessary.; It wasn't worth the trouble.
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#30342