駄
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burdensome; pack horse; horse load; send by horse; trivial; worthless
Words
無駄吠え
むだぼえ
- barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors n
下駄を履かせる
げたをはかせる
- to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad exp v1
無駄のない
むだのない
- economical; efficient; lean; compact exp adj-i
親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない
おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない
- 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 exp proverb
下駄の雪
げたのゆき
- hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandal exp n id derog