places

place

(informal, spoken) Alternative form of 所 (tokoro)

place

anything but, far from

by the way, incidentally

even if, no matter if (someone does something)

place / location

work done for free, unpaid work, uncompensated work / work done in vain, work with no favorable end result

to work for free, to work without pay or other compensation / to work in vain, to work with no favorable end result