Mottainai (Japanese: もったいない or 勿体無い) is a Japanese phrase conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. The term can be translated to English as "What a waste! " or the old saying, "Waste not, want not." == History == An archaic Japanese dictionary dates the use of the term "mottainai" back to the 13th century.
Mottainai (Japanese: もったいない or 勿体無い) is a Japanese phrase conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. The term can be translated to English as "What a waste! " or the old saying, "Waste not, want not." == History == An archaic Japanese dictionary dates the use of the term "mottainai" back to the 13th century.
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