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This is a pun.
これは駄洒落です。
He tried to give up smoking last year, but it was in vain.
彼は去年たばこをやめようとしたが無駄だった。
He frowns on his wife's wasting money.
彼は妻の無駄遣いに渋い顔をする。
I don't want to waste your time.
君の時間を無駄にしたくないんだ。
You can save your breath. There is no use talking to him.
黙っていたほうがいい。彼に話しても無駄です。
My father is economical of his time.
父は時間を無駄にしない。
Don't you think it of no use worrying about what will happen tomorrow?
明日何が起こるかと心配するのは無駄なことだと思いませんか。
Don't sit up late at night.
夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
He consumed much of each day in idle speculation.
彼は毎日の大半を無駄な考え事に費やしている。
I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.
彼を説いてその計画をやめさせようとしたが無駄だった。
Don't waste time on trifles.
つまらないことに時間を無駄に過ごすな。
It's useless to try and resist.
無駄な抵抗をやめなさい。
He tried hard in vain.
彼は一生懸命努力したが無駄だった。
It is no use arguing with him about it.
その事で彼と議論しても無駄だ。
I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
私はテレビを見ることは時間の無駄だと思う。
Golf is a waste of land in such a small country as Japan.
日本のように国土の狭い国では、ゴルフは土地の無駄遣いだ。
I was chagrined at missing you.
君に会い損ねて地団駄を踏んだよ。
Don't waste Tom's time.
トムの時間を無駄にするな。
Don't get fat.
太っては駄目ですよ。
He thought that there was no point in studying further in this field.
彼はこの分野でさらに研究しても無駄だと思った。
Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.