苦心 くしん惨憺 さんたん
kushinsantan

Noun
Suru Verb

1. taking great pains

Intransitive
Yojijukugo
苦心 くしん惨憺 さんたん すえ、考 かんが した企画 きかく、会議 かいぎ一瞬 いっしゅんにして却下 きゃっかされちゃうんだからな。
kushinsantanno sue kangaedashita kikakuga kaigide isshunni shite kyakka sarecha un dakarana.
After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting.
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