あまつさえ（あまつさえ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: moreover/on top of that
Example sentences
- 道に迷い、あまつさえ雨まで降ってきた。 — We got lost, and on top of that it started raining.
- 失敗し、あまつさえ叱られた。 — I failed, and to make matters worse I got scolded.
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