► 動詞
盛り上がる [(4)もりあがる] meaning: excite rank: 2
☆ 宴会は大いに盛り上がった ⇨ The party was very exciting. Everybody enjoyed
☆ 試合は膠着状態が続いたが、最後の最後に点の入れ合いになって盛り上がった ⇨ The game was in stalemate all the way, but in the last minutes both sides took turns scoring and got very exciting
盛り上げる [(4)もりあげる] meaning: excite rank: 2
☆ 彼は雰囲気を盛り上げるのが上手い ⇨ He is good at making the atmosphere enjoyable, making people happy and excited
盛り上がる [(4)もりあがる] meaning: protrude rank: 2
☆ 彼の肩の筋肉が盛り上がっている ⇨ He has bulging shoulder muscles
盛る [(2)もる] meaning: put rank: 2
☆ 彼女は御飯をお椀に盛った ⇨ She put rice in a bowl (☛ Put a mound of something on something)
☆ 刺し身が盛られた皿 ⇨ A plate with a lot of sashimi (☛ Put food beautifully on plates)
盛り込む [(3)もりこむ] meaning: include rank: 3
☆ 彼等は新製品に多くの新機能を盛り込んだ ⇨ They included a lot of new functionalities in their new product
盛り合わせる [(5)もりあわせる] meaning: pack rank: 3
☆ 各種の料理を盛り合わせた弁当 ⇨ A meal box with various dishes packed together (☛ Usually about food on plates)
盛り付ける [(4)もりつける] meaning: present rank: 3
☆ 見事に盛り付けられた料理 ⇨ Beautifully presented food
盛る [(2)もる] [coll] [peer] meaning: exaggerate rank: 4
☆ 年収を盛る人は多い ⇨ Many people overstate their income (☛ A newer usage)
盛る [(2)もる] meaning: mark rank: 4
☆ 定規にはミリ単位で目が盛られている ⇨ The ruler is calibrated by millimeter
盛る [(2)もる] [毒を盛る] meaning: poison rank: 4
☆ 彼は王の食事に毒を盛った ⇨ He added poison in King’s meal
盛り返す [(3)もりかえす] meaning: regain rank: 4
☆ 彼女は人気を盛り返した ⇨ She has regained popularity
► 名詞
盛り上がり [もりあがり] meaning: excite rank: 2
☆ 今回のオリンピックは盛り上がりに欠けた ⇨ The Olympics this time lacked excitement
盛り場 [さかりば] meaning: downtown rank: 3
☆ 若者の多い盛り場 ⇨ A downtown with many young people (☛ A commercial downtown, with many restaurants and bars)
盛り合わせ [もりあわせ] meaning: pack rank: 3
☆ 刺し身の盛り合わせ ⇨ An assortment of sashimi (☛ Usually about food on plates)
盛り [さかり] meaning: peak rank: 3
☆ うちには食べ盛りの子供が三人いる (たべざかり) ⇨ I have three kids at the peak of their appetite
☆ うちの娘は可愛い盛りだ ⇨ My daughter is at the peak of being cute (☛ The peak, usually of a good thing, state)
盛り [もり] meaning: portion rank: 3
☆ 大盛りじゃなくて中盛りか小盛りで十分です ⇨ Not a big portion, but a regular or small portion is enough for me
盛り付け [もりつけ] meaning: present rank: 3
☆ 器や盛り付けにもこだわった料理 ⇨ The dishes with a lot of attention paid also to the plates and presentations (☛ Food presentations)
盛り [さかり] [盛りが付く] meaning: heat rank: 4
☆ うちの犬に盛りがついた ⇨ Our dog was in heat
► 形容動詞
盛ん [さかん] meaning: a lot rank: 2
☆ 彼女は盛んに人の悪口を言う ⇨ She badmouthes others a lot (☛ About someone doing something repeatedly, often annoyingly)
盛ん [さかん] meaning: active rank: 2
☆ この地域では古来から貿易が盛んに行われていた ⇨ Trades have been done actively in this region from the ancient times
☆ 彼等夫婦は相変わらずあっちが御盛んだ (おさかん) ⇨ The couple is still very active in “that”, sex (☛ “あっち” is a euphemism for sex. 御 adds a comical effect)
盛ん [さかん] meaning: popular rank: 2
☆ 日本では野球が盛んだ ⇨ Baseball is popular in Japan
盛り沢山 [(5)もりだくさん] meaning: full rank: 3
☆ 地域の話題が盛り沢山のラジオ番組 ⇨ A radio program chock full of local news and information (☛ Typically full of good things)