Results, ma
Results for ま:
- まあ☆・まー☆・まぁ・ま
adverb:
- just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now - when urging or consoling
- tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
- well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... - when hesitating to express an opinion
interjection:
- oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens! - female language
Results for "ma":
- やり逃げ【やりにげ】遣り逃げ
noun:
- breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck - slang - vulgar
- チマチョゴリ・チマ・チョゴリ
noun:
- はとむぎ《はと麦・鳩麦》ハトムギ
noun:
- adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai ➜ 数珠玉
- 姉さん☆【ねえさん・あねさん】姐さん
noun:
- elder sister - usu. 姉さん - honorific language
- young lady - vocative
- miss - referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. 姐さん
- ma'am - used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. 姐さん
ジョーンは姉さんと同じように魅力がある。 Joan is as charming as her sister.
「なあ、そこの姉さん」「え?」「ちょっと相談に乗ってくれないか?」 "Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
Partial results:
- 町★【まち・ちょう】街【まち】
noun:
- town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
- street; road
- 109.09 m [ちょう・町]
- 0.99 hectares [ちょう・町]
- downtown; main street [街]
町が一面すっぽり雪をかぶった。 Snow completely covered the town.
パリは世界で最も美しい街である。 Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
- 毎月★【まいげつ・まいつき】
adverbial noun / noun:
- every month; each month; monthly
私は両親には必ず毎月手紙を書きます。 I never fail to write to my parents every month.
- 待つ☆【まつ】俟つ Inflection
godan ~つ verb / transitive / intransitive verb:
- to wait [待つ]
- to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
- to depend on; to need - usu. in negative form
- 丸い☆【まるい・まろいobs.】円い☆ Inflection
adjective:
- round; circular; spherical - 丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects
- harmonious; calm ➜ 丸く収まる
コロンブスは地球が丸いと信じていた。 Columbus believed that the Earth was round.
- 曲がる☆【まがる】曲る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
- to turn ➜ 折れる【おれる】
- to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked
彼女が角を曲がるとき私は彼女を見かけた。 I caught sight of her as she turned the corner.
- まっすぐ☆《真っ直ぐ・真っすぐ・真っ直・真直ぐirr.・真すぐirr.》 Inflection
adjectival noun / adverb / noun:
- straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect
adjectival noun / noun:
- straightforward; honest; frank
あなたはきのう放課後まっすぐ帰宅しましたか。 Did you go straight home after school yesterday?
- まだ☆・いまだ《未だ》 Inflection
adverb:
- as yet; hitherto; only; still
- not yet - with verb in the negative
- more; besides
adjectival noun:
- unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
まだ肉眼じゃ無理だよ。双眼鏡だと、ちょびっとだけ見えるかも・・・。 It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....
私はまだその問題が解けない。 I haven't been able to solve the problem yet.
- 万☆【まん・よろず】萬old
numeric:
- 10,000; ten thousand - 萬 is sometimes used in legal documents
noun / ~の noun:
- myriad
adverbial noun:
- everything; all [よろず]
noun / ~の noun:
- various [よろず] - archaism
- 前☆【まえ】
adverbial noun / temporal noun / suffix:
その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。 How long ago did the author die?
1987年10月のある朝、スティーブン・ホーキングは自分のコンピューターの前に座っていた。 One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer.
彼女は法廷に判事と陪審員の前にたった。 She stood in the court before judge and jury.
わぁあ~~っ!?隠してっ!前、隠してよっ! M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!
- まずい☆《不味い》マズイ・マズい Inflection
adjective:
すき腹にまずいものなし。 Hunger is the best sauce.
彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。 His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.
- 周り★【まわり】
noun:
- circumference; girth ➜ 回り【まわり】
- surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- 真ん中★【まんなか】真中【まんなか・まなか】まん中【まんなか】
noun:
- middle; centre; center; mid-way
砂漠の真ん中で私たちの車はガス欠になった。 We ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.
- 回る☆【まわる】廻る☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to turn; to revolve ➜ ぐるぐる
- to visit several places
- to function well
- to pass a certain time
このハンドルはどうしても回らない。 This handle will not turn.
「何をさしあげましょうか」「いや、けっこう。ただ見て回っているだけだから」 "Can I help you?" "No, thank you. I'm just looking around."
あの人がいないと我が社は回っていかない。 Without him our company would cease to function.
- 間に合う☆【まにあう】間にあう・まに合う Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be in time for
- to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
- まいる☆《参る・詣る》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to go; to come; to call - humble language
- to be defeated; to collapse; to die
- to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
- to be madly in love
- to visit (shrine, grave) ➜ 墓参り
七五三は11月15日です。男の子は3歳と5歳、女の子は3歳と7歳にあたるその祭りに、子どもの成長を祝い、晴着を着せて神社に詣る。 On November 15th the seven-five-three festival when parents with boys of five, girls of seven and either boys or girls of three dress, celebrate children's maturation, dress them in gay clothes and take to shrines where they pray for their children's future.
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