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無駄 むだ N3

  1. futility; idleness; pointlessness; uselessness; waste

無駄遣い むだづかい N1

  1. frittering away; squandering; waste (of money, time, etc.)

無駄にしない むだにしない

  1. make good use of; make the most of

無駄にする むだにする

  1. to bring to naught; to not make good use of; to render futile; to waste

無駄になる むだになる

  1. to be in vain; to come to nothing; to lead nowhere

無駄のない むだのない

  1. compact; economical; efficient; lean

無駄を省く むだをはぶく

  1. to eliminate waste

無駄事 むだごと

  1. futile act; idle thought; useless effort; useless matter

無駄口 むだぐち

  1. chatter; idle talk

無駄口をたたく むだぐちをたたく

  1. to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
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