せっかく and のに are used together when great effort has been put into something, yet that effort may be going to waste.
Taking advantage of an opportunity with せっかく～だから
せっかく and だから are used when a rare or unexpected situation has come up, and it would be a waste not to make use of it.
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Speaker’s conviction with ～た＋つもり
つもり marks the speaker’s conviction for having done something when following a past-tense verb.
Conjecture with ～らしい
らしい generally expresses conjecture based on what the speaker believes is reliable information they have heard, seen, or read.
Previous experience with ～たことがある
Past experience is conveyed by appending ことがある to the past-tense form of a verb. こと turns the phrase before it into a noun.
Words with 眠
The character 眠 is a combination of 目 and 民. 眠 has the meaning of sleeping, as in “falling asleep”.
Words with 冷
The character 冷 combines 冫 (relating to ice) and 令 (relating to commands). The command of ice results in: cold, which 冷 relates to.
Words with 海
The character 海 means sea. It is a combination of ⺡ (from 水, “water”) and 毎 (“every”).
Words with 姉
The character 姉 refers to an elder sister. Alone, it is pronounced あね. However, in an honorific form お姉さん, it is pronounced ねえ.
The Chinese-originated pronunciation is シ, and appears in words such as
Words with 服
The character 服 is used with the meaning “clothes”, and also with the meaning “submit” (submission). In both cases, it is pronounced as ふく.