How to say no matter how much you hurry your effort is just a drop in the bucket. in Japanese
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いまさらいまさら(imasara) (adv,n) now/at this late hour焦ってno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbもも(mo) (prt) also/too/words of similar weight/about/as much as/even/more/further/other/again焼け石焼け石(yakeishi) (n) hot or heated stoneにに(ni) (prt) indicates such things as location of person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.水水(mizu) (n) wednesday/shaved ice/waterじゃ(n) snake/serpent/large snakeない(aux-adj) not/emphatic suffixのの(no) (prt) indicates possessive/nominalizes verbs and adjectives/substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases/indicates a confident conclusion/ indicates emotional emphasis/indicates question。。(。) Japanese period "."
