〜も : And. Too. Again. もう : Soon. More. Again. Already. もうだめだ〜! : I'm dead. もううんざり〜! : I'm fed up ! I'm through with that ! もうくたくただ : I'm burned out. I'm pooped. もう来るでしょう : He's coming soon. もうたくさんだ : That's enough. Cut it out ! 儲かる : There's money in something. Something is profitable. もうじき : Soon. Near. 申し込む : Apply for. Reserve (a room). Propose (marriage). 申し分ない : Perfect. Can't ask for more. 申し訳ない : I don't know what to say. I have no excuse. I'm so sorry. もうっ〜! : Ah, man ! Whaaaat ! 猛烈 : (動詞+) like mad. Violent (+ 名詞). Extremely (+ 形容詞) もうろくする : Grow senile. 目標を高く置く : Aim high. 滑り込む : Dive into (bed, the crowd). Disappear (under the table, etc). もくろむ : Have something up one's sleeve. もしかすると : There's a chance. もじもじする : Hesitantly. With reservation. もしもの事があったら : If something happens. もたもたするな〜! : Shake a leg ! Get the lead out ! Move it ! 持ち味を生かす:Make the most of (what one has, a situation, an opportunaty). (〜の)持ち合わせがありませんか? : Do you have ... with you ? 持ち切り : Everyone's talking about something. 持ち越す : Carry over. Postpone until. 持ちこたえる : Last. Make it through. 持ちつ持たれつ : Give and take (relationship). 持ち直す : Getting better. 持ち前 : Natural. Inherent. 持ち回り : Make the rounds. もっけの幸い : A stroke of good luck. A windfall. もったいない : What a waste ! What a shame ! Be wasted on someone. もったいなくも : Graciously. Kindly. もったいぶる : Act stuck-up. Be pompous. もってこい : Just the (thing, person, place, etc.) The perfect chance. もってのほか : Outrageous. Insane. もつれる : Become tangled. もてあそぶ : Play with. もてあます : Much too much. Not know what to do with. もてなし : Hospitality. A warm welcome. Be entertained (at a restaurant). おもてなし、ありがとう : Thank you for your kind hospitality. B&Bの主人は良いもてなしをする: The owener of the B&B offers good service. 彼らはそこで客をもてなします :They wine and dine guests there. 何もありませんがお立寄り下さい:Our place is nothing special, but do drop by. もてはやす : Be a hit with. もてる : Be popular with. もてるね〜! : You look well-off. You're loaded ! 〜も同然 : The same as. Amounts to. もどかしい : Irritating. Annoyingly slow. 元通り : As before. As it was. 元はと言えば : Basically. Fundamentally. もともと : Originally. From the start. もぬけの殻 : Nothing was there. 物入り : Spend a lot. 物怖じしない : At ease. Not intimidated (by an audience). 物覚えが速い : Have a good memory. Be a fast-learner. 物心ついてから : Ever since one can remember. 物足りない : Something's missing. モノになる : Work out. モノの哀れを感じる : Be keenly aware of beauty. 物は試し : You can't tell unless you try. 物珍しい : Full of curiosity. 物分り : Sensible. 物忘れ : Forget things. 物笑いになる : Become the butt of jokes. (金が)物を言う : Money talks. もやもや : Misty. Unclear. Gloomy. もらい泣き : Cry in sympathy with someone. もらい物 : A gift one gets. もらう : Get something. Ask someone to do something. もらす : Let someone know something. Let out (inside information). (シッコを)もらす : Wet (one's pants, the bed etc.) 盛り上がる : Animate. Excite. Fire up. もれる : Leak (out). Slip out. Come through. Be not included. 書類に日付がもれている : The date on this document was left out. もろい : Weak. Faint. 文句をつける : Complain about. Find fault with. 問題 : A problem. A question. A matter. 問題を解決する : Solve a problem. 問題にする : Call into question a matter. 問題にしない : Make light of a matter. 問題を起こす人 : He's a trouble-maker. 問題発言 : A controversial statement. A problematic remark. 文無し : Penniless.Go to next page
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