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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
party;set;gang;company;person
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
infructuosamente;ineficazmente;en vano;a lo tonto;para nada;en balde;inutilidad;futilidad
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
futility;waste;uselessness;pointlessness;idleness
今更後悔しても無駄だ。
It's no use regretting it now.
Other forms
徒 【むだ】 (rarely used kanji form)
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conjunction
gratis;gratuito;simplemente;sencillamente;normal;normal y corriente;ordinario;general;común;sencillo
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
ordinary;common;usual
私はただの名無しの権兵衛です。
I am just a nobody.
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
free of charge
only 只
私はその切符をただで手にいれた。
I got the ticket for nothing.
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
unaffected;as is;safe
usu. as ただでは...
彼は結構しぶといね。転んでもただでは起きぬ、いい根性しているよ。
He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.
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adverb (fukushi)
only;merely;just;simply
君はただ皿を洗いさえすればいい。
All you have to do is wash the dishes.
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conjunction
but;however;nevertheless
esp. 但
ただ、面白いブログを書くために、人のブログを読むのなら今日から出来る。
However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.
Other forms
唯 【ただ】 · 徒 【ただ】 · 但 【ただ】 · 常 【ただ】
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
vain;futile;transient;frivolous
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
historical term
imprisonment (for 1-3 years; third most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
foot soldier (Edo period);samurai on foot
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
only applies to
徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行
going on foot;walking
Other forms
徒士 【かち】 · 徒歩 【かち】 · 歩 【かち】 · 歩行 【かち】
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
word usually written using kana alone
useless;vain;aimless;idle
usu. as いたずらに
老人は人生がいたずらに過ぎてしまったのはなぜだったのかと考えた。
The old man wondered why life had passed him by.
Other forms
徒ら 【いたずら】