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N3 い-Adjective
勿体ない
impious, profane, sacrilegious, too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of, wasteful
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その服を捨てるのは勿体ないよ。
It's a waste to throw away those clothes.
それは私には勿体ない褒め言葉です。
That's a compliment that I find is a waste on one such as myself.
こんなに良い天気の日に家の中に閉じこもるなんて勿体ないです。
It's a waste to stay indoors on such a beautiful day.
部下が上司に:「私には勿体ないお言葉を頂戴し、恐縮に存じます。」
The subordinate said to their superior: 'You have given me a compliment which I do not deserve, and I am very humbled.'
人参の先をそんなに捨てるなんて勿体ないよ。そこも食べられる部分なんだから。
It's a waste to discard the tip of the carrot like that. That part is edible too.