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1 exact word match found in search '無駄'
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futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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24 words found beginning with '無駄'
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Most common form: むだ遣い
wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away
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expression, 'i' adjective
economical; efficient; lean; compact
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Most common form: むだにする
expression, suru verb - irregular
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
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noun
chatter; idle talk  (see also: 無駄口)
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noun
blossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower  (see also: 徒花)
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1. eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources
2. living idly; loafing one's way through life  (see also: 無駄飯, 徒食)
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expression, 'i' adjective
make good use of; make the most of  (see also: 無駄にする)
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noun
living idly
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gossip; idle talk; chat
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4 words found containing '無駄' in any position
Most common form: 無駄のない
expression, 'i' adjective
economical; efficient; lean; compact
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(same as above)
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expression, 'i' adjective
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain  (proverb)
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Most common form: むだ吠え
noun
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
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