futility
waste (of money, time, etc.)
neutral point
geta
penny candy
だがしや
loja de doces baratos
small-time candy store
little something
big leakage
だめおし
certificar-se duplamente
making doubly sure
だめもと
tentar, sem nada a perder
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
calling for a retake
no-good woman
useless member of society
no-good man
unwanted hair
horse load
geta with skating blades
げたとやきみそ
coisas que parecem iguais mas são completamente diferentes
things that look similar but are completely different
hanger-on
げたをあずける
deixar tudo nas mãos de alguém
to leave everything to (someone)
げたをはかせる
inflacionar números
to inflate (figures)
clog shop
げたがけ
usar tamancos de madeira
wearing wooden clogs
repairing clogs
shoe rack (in an entrance)
げたばん
protetor de tamancos
toe guards on clogs
floatplane
げたばきじゅうたく
edifício residencial com comércio no térreo
residential building in which the first floor is occupied by businesses
pack
low wooden clogs
would be a waste of words
Azuma geta
taking the opportunity to do something
tall wooden clogs
たかあしだ
geta com suportes altos
geta with high supports
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
waste of time
to waste time
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
os conselhos dos pais são sempre úteis
always listen to your parents
crestfish (Lophotus capellei)
leather-soled sandals (geta)
high clogs
packhorse
tantrum
unmanageable child
to be unreasonable
horse's load
poor poem
mongrel
poor piece of work
pack animal
conveyance charge
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
packhorse
だもの
mercadoria de má qualidade
trash
my poor writing
foolish tale
to jabber
big talk
worthless book
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to spoil
to make sure
だめづめ
preenchimento de pontos neutros
filling neutral points
entirely useless
feeble joke
baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)
じだんだをふむ
bater o pé (de frustração)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
じだんだふむ
bater os pés de frustração
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
ちゅうげた
geta de altura média
medium height geta
garden clogs
lacquered geta
ひよりげた
geta para tempo firme
geta for wear in dry weather
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)
stocking up on
むだにしない
aproveitar ao máximo
make good use of
to render futile
to come to nothing
economical
むだをはぶく
eliminar o desperdício
to eliminate waste
むだばな
flor que não dá fruto
blossom which fails to produce fruit
むだがね
dinheiro desperdiçado
wasted money
chatter
chatter
to chatter pointlessly
wasted effort
to waste one's efforts
laboring in vain
dying in vain
dead time
living idly
visit for no reason
to go on a fool's errand
むだめし
viver à custa alheia
living idly
ne'er-do-well
barking over nothing (of a dog)
idle talk
low geta made of willow
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity)