Results, まし
- まし☆《増し》マシ Inflection
adjectival noun:
- better; less objectionable; preferable - esp. マシ
suffix noun:
- more; increase; extra
noun:
- increase; growth - archaism
そのような情緒と行動の分離に比べれば、破局的結果の方がまだましである。 Even disaster is better than such a divorce between emotion and action.
- ませ・まし
auxiliary:
- please - used to make a polite request or demand - polite language ➜ ます
- used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.
Partial results:
- 真っ白☆・まっ白【まっしろ】真白【まっしろ・ましろobs.】 Inflection
adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:
- pure white
- blank (e.g. mind, paper)
見渡す限り、野原は真っ白だった。 The field was white as far as the eye could see.
- まして☆《況して・増して》
expression / adverb:
- still more; to say nothing of; not to mention
- still less - with neg. verb
それらの星は肉眼で見える、まして望遠鏡ならなおさらである。 You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.
メアリーはフランス語を読むことさえできない、ましてフランス語を話すことはできない。 Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.
- ませなんだ・ましなんだ・ませんかった・ませんだった
expression:
- suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense - polite language - archaism ➜ ませんでした
- 魔所【ましょ】魔処
noun:
- location where a magical being resides
- cursed place where disaster after disaster occurs
- まっしぐら《真っしぐら・驀地》ましぐら・ましくら・ばくち《驀地》
adverb:
- at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong - usu. as まっしぐらに
「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼い猫がエサに向かってまいしんする様子を表している。 The phrase "make a bee line for" expresses the look of how a bee heads straight for food with speed and energy.
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