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徒
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humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot
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bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)
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Usu. as ~に and followed by neg. verb
making light of; disregarding
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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Essays in Idleness by Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352)
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to backfire; to have a harmful result
Examples
よかれと思ってしたことがあだとなった。
It backfired on me despite my good intentions.
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to end in vain; to be wasted effort
Examples
私はその計画を実現するためにあらゆる努力をしたが、結局それは徒労に終わった。
I made every effort to realize the plan but after all it turned out to be in vain.
