How to say the amount of time someone is willing to spend on something may communicate how important it is to him. in Japanese
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あることにすすん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.割こno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbうとうと(uto) (n) sun and moon/time/the years/the monthsするする(suru) (vs-i) to do/to cause to become/to make/to turn/to serve as/to act as/to work as/to wear/to judge as being/to view as being/to think of as/to treat as/to use as/to decide on/to choose/ to be sensed/to be/to be worth/to cost/to pas時間時間(jikan) (n-adv,n) time/hours量量(ryou) (n,n-suf) quantity/amount/volume/portion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.、、(、) Japanese commaそれがそれが(sorega) (exp) that/it/well yes, actually, now that you mention it/well, in fact当人当人(tounin) (n,adj-no) the one concerned/the said personにに(ni) (prt) indicates such things as location of person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.とってどのくらno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbいい(i) (prt) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.重要重要(juuyou) (adj-na,n) important/momentous/essential/principal/majorなな(na) (prt) connects adj to noun/indicates emotion or emphasis/command/prohibition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かがかが(kaga) (n) flower bud分分(fun) (n) minuteかか(ka) (prt) indicates question/indicates choice, doubt, etc.るる(ru) (n) exile。。(。) Japanese period "."
