futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
economical; efficient; lean; compact
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
make good use of; make the most of
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
little something; reward; tip
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
big leakage; uncontained leak
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
low wooden clogs; komageta
no-good man; (male) loser
to make sure; to make doubly sure
economical; efficient; lean; compact
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
geta for wear in dry weather
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
to leave everything to (someone)
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
wearing wooden clogs; floatplane
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
no-good woman; (female) loser
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
geta with high supports; tall clogs
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
laboring in vain or for no result; labouring in vain
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
worthless book; meritless book
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
toe guards on clogs; footwear doorman
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
little something; reward; tip
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; (lit.) snow stuck under a geta sandal
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
leather-soled sandals (geta)
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
large cloth sack; baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)
blossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower
crestfish (Lophotus capellei); unicornfish
repairing clogs; clog repairer
residential building in which the first floor is occupied by businesses
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)
geta with skating blades; skates made from geta
things that look similar but are completely different; (lit.) geta and grilled miso
filling neutral points (in go); filling dame points
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain