<entry>
<ent_seq>2152910</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>焼け石に水</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>やけいしにみず</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&id;</misc>
<gloss>a drop in the bucket</gloss>
<gloss>a drop in the ocean</gloss>
<gloss>pointless exercise</gloss>
<gloss>waste of time</gloss>
<gloss>(something that is) too little, too late</gloss>
<gloss g_type="lit">(pouring) water on a hot stone</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>