How to say but more often than not, we came back empty-handed. in Japanese
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しかししかし(shikashi) (n) prostitute/harlot手no dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbぶらno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbでで(de) (prt) indicates location of action/at/in/indicates time of action/indicates means of action/cause of effect/by/and then/so/indicates continuing action/ indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.帰る帰る(kaeru) (v5r,vi) to return/to come home/to go home/to go back/to leave/to get homeこと(prt) particle indicating a command/particle indicating mild enthusiasm/particle indicating a gentle interrogative/particle used to soften a judgment or conclusionもしばしばno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbだっただった(datta) was。。(。) Japanese period "."
