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無駄を省く

むだをはぶく
to eliminate waste
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無駄遣い

無駄使い
むだづかい
wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away
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無駄口

むだぐち
chatter; idle talk
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馬下駄

うまげた
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)
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駄目駄目

だめだめ、ダメダメ
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
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無駄口をたたく

無駄口を叩く
むだぐちをたたく
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
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柳下駄

やなぎげた
low geta made of willow
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無駄にしない

むだにしない
make good use of; make the most of
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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
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無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain