N2 — outside your level filter

かいもなく

かいもなくkai mo nakuN2neutral

savor + (past) + for nothing, despite X — the effort never paid off

ajiwatta kai mo naku

for nothing, despite X — the effort never paid off

meaning: for nothing, despite savoring

三年間さんねんかん必死ひっしに味あじわったかいもなく、会社かいしゃは倒産とうさんしてしまった。

sannenkan hisshi ni ajiwatta kai mo naku, kaisha wa tousan shite shimatta.

The company went bankrupt for nothing, despite savoring desperately for three years. neutral

あんなに練習れんしゅうしたかいもなく、一回戦いっかいせんで負まけちゃったよ。

anna ni renshuu shita kai mo naku, ikkaisen de makechatta yo.

After practicing so much, it was all for nothing — we lost in the very first round. casual

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for nothing, despite X — real effort that never paid off

三年間さんねんかん必死ひっしに働はたらいたかいもなく、会社かいしゃは倒産とうさんしてしまった。
sannenkan hisshi ni hataraita kai mo naku, kaisha wa tousan shite shimatta.
The company went bankrupt for nothing, despite working desperately for three years. neutral
あんなに練習れんしゅうしたかいもなく、一回戦いっかいせんで負まけちゃったよ。
anna ni renshuu shita kai mo naku, ikkaisen de makechatta yo.
After practicing so much, it was all for nothing — we lost in the very first round. casual
医師いしたちの懸命けんめいな治療ちりょうのかいもなく、患者かんじゃは息いきを引ひき取とりました。
ishitachi no kenmei na chiryou no kai mo naku, kanja wa iki o hikitorimashita.
Despite the doctors' desperate treatment, all for nothing, the patient passed away. formal