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Japanese meaning of ないもんねだりしてるほどヒマじゃねえ。あるもんで最強の闘い方探ってくんだよ。一生な
— Yoichi Hiruma / Eyeshield 21
ないもんねだりしてるほどひまじゃねえ。あるもんでさいきょうのたたかいかたさぐってくんだよ。いっしょうな (Nai mon nedari shiteru hodo hima ja nē. Aru mon de saikyō no tatakaikata sagutte ku n da yo. Isshō na.)
English Translation:
I don't have time to wish for what I don't have. I'll keep looking for the strongest way to fight with what I've got. For the rest of my life.
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Example
Example 1Basic Example
「うちは部員が少ないから勝てない」と言う後輩に、部長が「ないもんねだりしてるほどヒマじゃねえ。あるもんで最強の闘い方探ってくんだよ」と言った。
To a junior who said "We can't win, we don't have enough members," the captain said, "I don't have time to wish for what I don't have. I'll keep looking for the strongest way to fight with what I've got."
Example 2Applied Example
(給料日前、冷蔵庫に卵ともやししかないのを見た兄が)ないもんねだりしてるほどヒマじゃねえ。あるもんで最強の晩ごはん探ってくんだよ。一生な……いや、給料日まで。
(My brother, seeing only eggs and bean sprouts in the fridge before payday) "I don't have time to wish for what I don't have. I'll keep looking for the strongest dinner with what I've got. For the rest of my life... I mean, until payday."
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