N3 — outside your level filter
write + (past) + after all that trouble — the effort or the rare chance cost something, and the sentence goes on to waste it or to cash it in
sekkaku kaita noni
after all that trouble — the effort or the rare chance cost something, and the sentence goes on to waste it or to cash it in
meaning: even though I went to the trouble of writing
せっかく予約したのに、当日は大雨だった。
sekkaku yoyakushita noni, toujitsu wa ooame datta.
It poured with rain on the day, even though I went to the trouble of booking. neutral
せっかく京都まで来たのだから、一泊していこう。
sekkaku kyouto made kita no da kara, ippaku shite ikou.
Since we've come all the way to Kyoto, let's stay the night. neutral