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あまり

あまりamari

CommonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. nounno-adjective

    remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers

    usually written using kana alone

    ぎょうざの具(ぐ)のあまりは?餃子(ぎょうざ)を家(いえ)で作(つく)りましたが、皮(かわ)が少(すく)なかったせいか、具(ぐ)が少(すこ)し余(あま)ってしまいました。

    • Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
  2. adverb

    (not) very; (not) much

    usually written using kana alone

    Note: with neg. sentence

  3. too much; excessively; overly

    usually written using kana alone

    Note: esp. as あまりに(も)

    See also: あまりにSee also: の余(あま)り

  4. na-adjectiveno-adjective

    extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

  5. na-adjective

    not very good; so-so; mediocre

    colloquial

    Note: sometimes as あまり…

  6. noun, used as a suffix

    more than; over

Example sentences 1,092

ぎょうざの具(ぐ)のあまりは?餃子(ぎょうざ)を家(いえ)で作(つく)りましたが、皮(かわ)が少(すく)なかったせいか、具(ぐ)が少(すこ)し余(あま)ってしまいました。

  • Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.

あまり希(き)望(ぼう)がない。

  • There is not much hope.
  • There's not much hope.
Other translations (3)
  • There isn't much hope.

あまり無(む)理(り)するなよ。

  • Don't work yourself too hard.
  • Don't work too hard.
Other translations (3)
  • Don't work too hard!

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