からまわり – Vocabulary details

からまわり

Noun

Verb (する)

1. racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle

2. fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

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らま

わり

emptiness; vacuum; blank

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

エンジンをからまわりさせちゃいかん。長なが持もちさせたいからね。

Don't let the engine run idle. We want it to last longer.

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