| English | I don’t even have money to buy the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to. |
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| Japanese | 新聞の募集広告に応募しようにも、切手代どころか封筒を買う金もないという始末です。 |
| Level | N1 |
| Meaning | even if one tries to do something, it can’t be done |
| Romanized | shinbun no boshuu koukoku ni oubo shiyou nimo, kittedai dokoro ka fuutou o kau kane mo nai to iu shimatsu desu. |
| Vocab | (よ)うにも～ない |
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