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Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. においが悪い。よろしくないにおいがする。
2. あやしい。何かたくらんでいそうだ。
3. 芝居の演出や演技が不自然に大袈裟でわざとらしい。
4. …のようなにおいがする。
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5. …みたいな感じだ。…らしい。
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6. そのものに象徴されるような雰囲気がある。
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7. 特定の語の意味を強調するときにつける。
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Used in vocabulary (87 in total)
① 物事をこなすのが大変だ。面倒だ。やっかいだ。
① うれしいようなはずかしいような気持ち。きまりが悪い。
① 嘘っぽい。怪しい。
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
contrived; false-sounding
human-like; quite human
troublesome; pain in the butt
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
① 物事をこなすのが大変だ。面倒だ。やっかいだ。
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
① うれしいようなはずかしいような気持ち。きまりが悪い。
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
① 物のこげるにおいがする。② 戦争などの端緒となる気配がある。③ あやしい、胡散臭い。
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
preachy; sanctimonious
① 黴の匂いが漂っている。② 時代遅れだ。陳腐だ。
① 青草のようなにおいがするさま。② 考え方や態度などに未熟さが感じられるさま。
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
contrived; false-sounding
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
contrived; false-sounding
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
old-mannish
old-mannish
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
① 西洋的だったり西洋かぶれだったりして、異質な感じがするさま。
troublesome; pain in the butt
old-mannish
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
① 黴の匂いが漂っている。② 時代遅れだ。陳腐だ。
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
① ばからしい
smell(ing) of sweat
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
having the smell of having been dried in the sun; provincial; rural; unrefined
① 青草のようなにおいがするさま。② 考え方や態度などに未熟さが感じられるさま。
dismal; gloomy
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
otherworldly; sanctimonious
human-like; quite human
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
having bad breath; having halitosis
metallic tasting
smelling of face powder; coquettish; resembling the atmosphere of nightlife business
smelling of rotten food and drink
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
preachy; sanctimonious
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
smelling of earth; rustic
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
smelling of incense; overly pious
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
prudent-looking
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person); hot; stuffy
smelling of (stale) liquor
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
smelling of blood
Examples (9 in total)
It stinks.
Are you saying I smell bad?
This towel is smelly.