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“Cannot afford to” in Japanese

Short answer
訳にはいけない wakenihaikenai wakenihaikenai

Cannot afford to in Japanese is “訳にはいけない” (wakenihaikenai). Full meaning: cannot (due to external circumstances), cannot afford to, must not, impossible to, no way one can (do).

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