► 成句
味 [(2)あじ] [味を占める] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 彼は最初の詐欺に味を占めて何度も犯行を繰返した ⇨ He got the taste with his first scam, and has repeated the crime many times (☛ Usually refers to bad behaviors, habits.)
► 名詞
味 [(2)あじ] [味がする] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ この水は変な味がする ⇨ This water tastes weird
► 形容動詞
味 [(2)あじ] meaning: tact rank: 4
☆ あの二人の中を取り持つなんて、あいつも味な事をするね ⇨ It is really tactful of him to act as a go-between for those two (☛ Always positive connotations. tactful, clever, impressive)
More examples:
- それは一種独特の味がする ⇨ It has a very unique, distinctive, taste
- 美味しいものを腹一杯食べて満悦した ⇨ I had a lot of delicious food and got very happy
- まろやかな味のコーヒー ⇨ Smooth tasting coffee
- こんなに美味しいラーメンは食べたことがない ⇨ I’ve never had ramen this good
- あそこの店は味も値段も満点だ ⇨ That restaurant scores perfect for taste and price
- 何やらすごく美味しそうな匂いがするな ⇨ Whatever it is something smells very delicious
- そんな事をしても意味がない ⇨ It is meaningless to do something like that
- 私は味は薄めのほうが好きだ ⇨ I prefer light taste, lightly seasoned food
- うちの母親の料理は味付けが薄目だ ⇨ My mother’s cooking is generally lightly seasoned
- ビールは何と言っても冷えているのが一番美味い ⇨ Whatever you say, beer is best when it is cold
- 塩味ラーメン ⇨ Savory-soup ramen
- ウルトラマンは正義の味方だ ⇨ Ultraman is a defender of justice
- 彼女はいつも地味な服装をしている ⇨ She always dresses very low-key
- ちょっと捻った味付けの料理 ⇨ A dish with a little bit of twist in seasoning
- 彼は妙に意味深な言い方をした ⇨ He made a curiously ambiguous, insinuating, subtle, comment