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1 exact word match found in search '駄目で元々'
expression
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose  (see also: 駄目元)
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12 partial word matches found in search '駄目で元々'
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prefix
1. poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless  (see also: 駄文)
noun (suffix), counter
2. load; pack; horse load  (see also: 一駄)
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Most common form: ダメ
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
1. order  (biology term)
2. item (of a budget revision, etc.)
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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Most common form:
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (prefix)
former; ex-; past; one-time
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noun
yuan (monetary unit of China)  (see also: ; often written with kana only; originally from Chinese)
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noun
1. unknown (e.g. in an equation)  (mathematics)
2. element (of a set)  (mathematics)
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Most common form: もともと
originally; by nature; from the start  (often written with kana only)
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unclassified
kanji repetition mark  (see also: 同の字点)
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