Keyword
be in excess
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1786
Old form
Readings
(79%)
あま
(14%)
Composed of
person
out of
short legs
Used in kanji (9 in total)
route
exclude
paint
gradually
Used in vocabulary (229 in total)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
place; room; margin; scope
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
extra; excess; surplus
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to save; to leave over; to spare
digression
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
others; other people
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
stranger; outsider
fully; thoroughly
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
one's remaining years
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
blank space; margin; blank canvas
looking away; looking aside
leisure; leisure time; spare time
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
another idea
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
too much; excessively; too
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
distant; cold; formal
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
aftershock
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
remainder; the rest; residue
avocation; hobby
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
remaining time; days left
another method; another problem
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
surplus; balance; remainder; remainder
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to compel; to force; to oblige
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
more than ... years; -odd years
additional gain
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
over ten feet
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
cotangent
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
afterglow; lingering light
pent-up anger; rage
suggestiveness (of a poem); lingering charm; lasting impression
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper
excess personnel; redundant staff
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
another method; another problem
the others; the remainder
stranger; outsider
no problem; piece of cake
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
extremity; desperation
to number more than ten; to be numerous
drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
influence of great virtue; influence of ancestors
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
more than a year
secondary disease; complications
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
surviving custom; holdover influence
remnants of a party or a gang
the others; the remainder
lingering winter
meandering; winding
the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
blessings; benefits (of modern civilization, civilisation)
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
lingering odor; lingering odour
lingering smoke
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
emoluments; additional profits
lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin
resulting evil; holdover
echo; reverberation
ober dictum; passing remark in a judgement
inexhaustible supply
fortunate heredity; blessings; the rewards of virtue; something bequeathed to posterity
old remaining customs
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
drippings
lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors; favours
side line; avocation
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
more than an hour; over an hour
burning embers
hard to replace (with other person)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
life expectancy
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
hard to replace (with other person)
too much; excessive; too
gossip; rumor; rumour
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
posthumous honors; posthumous honours
spare cash; available funds; remaining fortune
having served time in prison; ex-convict; (arch.) eunuch
implied meaning
ancestor's meritorious deeds; the evil effects of the lives of our predecessors
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
trailing dust; aftereffects
remaining number; remainder; complement (of a number)
lingering odor; lingering odour
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
over ten days
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
trouble brought on by sins of forebears
the remaining bandits
to receive too many blessings; to be excessively favoured; to be too good for
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to compel; to force; to oblige
cotangent
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
complementary color; complementary colour
hard to replace (with other person)
hard to replace (with other person)
unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably
unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably
time or energy to spare
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
to be too prominent
something not needed; person who is in the way
(sound) lingering in the air; trailing notes (of a bell, etc.)
(sound) lingering in the air; trailing notes (of a bell, etc.)
complementary angle
unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably
unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably
lingering odor; lingering odour
reputation; respectability
marginal notes; glosses
lingering fragrance; continuing fame (after death)
remainder
tidbits of political gossip
winter, night, and rainy weather; the ideal conditions for reading
modulo N check; residue check
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
complementary set; complement
sprouts from a stump; ruined family surviving through a descendant
sprouts from a stump; ruined family surviving through a descendant
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants
aftereffect; after effect
unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings); being at a loss for words
cooked rice with yam bulblets
commentary; annotation; alternative theory
after a losing battle; (being) defeated
coset; residue class
unoccupied seat; (as-yet) unreserved seat
free move (othello)
ci (form of Chinese poetry)
Yuyao City
Laportea bulbifera (species of nettle-like plant)
alpine bistort (Bistorta vivipara)
Examples (127 in total)
I'd like to buy a house, but I can't afford to.
I can't afford to buy a house.
Do you have much time to spare?