無駄

むだ

futility, uselessness, pointlessness

無駄にする

むだにする

to render futile, to bring to naught, to waste, to not make good use of

無駄になる

むだになる

to come to nothing, to be in vain, to lead nowhere

無駄足

むだあし

visit for no reason, go on fool's errand

無駄花

むだばな

blossom which fails to produce fruit, non-fruit-bearing flower

無駄飯

むだめし

living idly

無駄口

むだぐち

chatter, idle talk

無駄金

むだがね

wasted money

無駄話

むだばなし

gossip, idle talk, chat

無駄骨

むだぼね

useless, waste of time and effort, pointless, vain efforts

無駄言

むだごと

chatter, idle talk

無死

むし

baseball with no outs

無駄にしない

むだにしない

make good use of, make the most of

無駄食い

むだぐい

eating between meals, living idly

無駄遣い

むだづかい

wasting... on (e.g. money), squandering, waste, frittering away

無駄吠え

むだぼえ

barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors

無駄時間

むだじかん

dead time

死に

しに

dying, death

時間を無駄にする

じかんをむだにする

to waste time