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ほうだい
放題
ほうだい
放題
ばあい
場合
モトを
ためにとにかく
たの
まなきゃ
ソンでしょいう
きも
気持
なるわかるけどあれこれ
たの
だけ
たの
んで
けっきょく
結局
べきれず
たくさん
のこ
ルール
いはん
違反

It's understandable that when we pay for all you can eat and drink meals, we might be thinking 'We've gotta order whatever we can, so we get our money's worth!', but ordering this and that, then leaving food because you couldn't eat it all is breaching the rules!
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
みせ
のマナー  Restaurant Etiquette
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
expression, 'no' adjective
all you can drink; bottomless cup
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0
Most common form: 中黒
noun
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
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3
expression, 'no' adjective
all-you-can-eat; smorgasbord
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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Most common form: 元をとる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
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2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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1
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; at least  (often written with kana only)
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2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask
2. to call; to order; to reserve
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1
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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Most common form: でしょう
expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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1
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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0
pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)  (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)
2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)  (humble)
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particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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4 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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3
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve
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1
noun
rule
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0
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention  (see also: 違犯)
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Kanji
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イン   の to drink   
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ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ダイ    topic   
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なかぐろ middle dot   
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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ジョウ   ば place   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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シュ   と to take   
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ライ   たよ to rely (on)   たのもしい reliable   たの to ask(for), entrust   
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジ   も to hold, to have   
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ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キョク    office   
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ザン   のこ to remain behind   のこ to leave behind   
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イ   different   ちが to be different   ちがえる to change, alter, vary   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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