Illustration: At the doorway of a hillside Japanese home during heavy rain, a visitor stands with soaked trouser cuffs and a dripping folded umbrella. They have carefully carried a single forgotten child’s mitten inside a dry pouch and now offer it to the astonished parent.

わざわざ

wazawaza

going out of one’s way

Example sentences

わざわざ家いえに来こなくてもいいですよ。
Do not bother to come to my home.
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彼かれはわざわざ髪かみにくしをかけたりしない。
He doesn’t bother to comb his hair.
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彼かれはわざわざ私わたしを手伝てつだってくれた。
He went out of his way to assist me.
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