| 駄目 | [だめ(P);ダメ, dame (P); dame] (adj-na, n) (1) (uk) no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; (2) (uk) hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; (3) (uk) cannot; must not; not allowed; (P) #15,167 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一寸の光陰軽んずべからず;一寸の光陰軽んず可からず | [いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず, issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu] (exp) (id) (arch) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines [Add to Longdo] |
| 緩手 | [かんしゅ, kanshu] (n) ineffective or wasted move (in Go or Shoji) [Add to Longdo] |
| 空しく費やされた時 | [むなしくついやされたとき, munashikutsuiyasaretatoki] (n) wasted time; time passed in vain [Add to Longdo] |
| 空発 | [くうはつ, kuuhatsu] (n, vs) explosion without effect; wasted bullets [Add to Longdo] |
| 死に金 | [しにがね, shinigane] (n) wasted money; unused money [Add to Longdo] |
| 捨て金 | [すてがね, sutegane] (n) wasted money [Add to Longdo] |
| 徒労 | [とろう, torou] (n) fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 徒労に終わる | [とろうにおわる, torouniowaru] (exp, v5r) to end in vain; to be wasted effort [Add to Longdo] |
| 費える;弊える;潰える | [ついえる, tsuieru] (v1, vi) (1) to use up (one's savings); (2) to be wasted (time, effort, etc); (3) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart; to become useless; (4) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to be wiped out (in battle); (5) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart (one's body or health) [Add to Longdo] |