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駄
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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
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今更後悔しても無駄だ。
It's no use regretting it now.
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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
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無駄にした時間を取り返さなければならない。
You must make up for lost time.
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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
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食べ物が無駄になるのを見るのはいやだ。
I don't like to see food go to waste.
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waste of time
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そんなことやっても時間の無駄にすぎない。
Trying to do such a thing is a waste of time.
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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
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なんてひどいむだ使いでしょう。
What a fearful waste of money!
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geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal
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下駄を突っかけて表に飛び出した。
I slipped on my geta and dashed outside.
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Printing; Printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta
turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
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Go (game); Esp. ゲタ
net; geta
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idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
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あの老人たちは街角に無駄話をしに行くのが好きだ。
The old men like to meet on the street corner just to shoot the bull.
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to waste time
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僕が時間を無駄にしてるって思ってる？
Do you think I'm wasting my time?
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criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault
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calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
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Idiomatic expression
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
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君に会い損ねて地団駄を踏んだよ。
I was chagrined at missing you.
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making doubly sure
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Sports
points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)