► 動詞
増す [(2)ます] [liter] meaning: increase rank: 1
☆ 大雨で川の水かさが増した ⇨ The water level of the river increased due to heavy rain
► 助動詞
ます [(1)ます] [ません] [ます＋ぬ] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 止めてもらえません？ ⇨ Could you stop? (☛ A little stronger without か at the end)
ます [(1)ます] [ませんか] [ます＋ぬ＋か] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 戸を閉めてもらえませんか？ ⇨ Could you close the door?
ます [(1)ます] [polite] meaning: polite rank: 1
☆ その意味が良く分かりません ⇨ I don’t understand what that means
☆ では始めさせて頂きます ⇨ Please allow me to begin then
☆ では始めます ⇨ Well, let’s begin
ます [(1)ます] [ましょう] [ます＋う] [polite] meaning: suggest rank: 1
☆ では始めましょう ⇨ Well, let’s start
ます [(1)ます] [ませんか] [ます＋ぬ＋か] [polite] meaning: suggest rank: 1
☆ そろそろ始めませんか？ ⇨ Isn’t it about time that we start?
☆ 皆で飲みに行きませんか？ ⇨ Why don’t we go for a drink together?
ます [(1)ます] [ませ] [polite] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ ごゆっくりお休み下さいませ ⇨ Please rest well-relaxed
☆ 御免下さいませ ⇨ Please excuse me (☛ The polite phrase to ask permission to enter someone’s house, room, store, etc.)
► 名詞
マス [(2)ます] [マスをかく] [coll] [vulgar] [男] meaning: masturbate rank: 4
☆ 僕はエロビデオを見てマスをかいた ⇨ I watched a porn video and jerked off (☛ For male only)
升 [(2)ます] meaning: cell rank: 4
☆ 名前を一升に一文字づつ書く ⇨ Write your name one character per cell
升 [(2)ます] meaning: measure rank: 4
☆ 米を升で計った ⇨ I measured rice with a measuring cup (☛ Japanese traditional measuring cup)
More examples:
- お詫び致します ⇨ I offer my apology, I apologize
- 具体例を挙げてもらえますか？ ⇨ Can you give us a concrete example?
- 是非とも御手伝いさせて頂きます ⇨ I will definitely help you
- 御面倒をおかけして大変恐縮しております ⇨ I feel very sorry to cause such a trouble for you
- 無断の仕様はお断りします ⇨ We decline an unauthorized use. An unauthorized use is prohibited
- この事は隠密に御願いします ⇨ Please keep this thing private, secret
- 御客様に御知らせ致します (おしらせ) ⇨ Here is an announcement for all the customers
- 大した事は出来ませんが、何時でもお助け致します ⇨ I will help you any time, although I don’t have the capacity to do much
- それは今日のうちに直しておきます ⇨ I will have it repaired by the end of the day
- この点については後で詳説します ⇨ I will explain this point in details later
- 御支払い方法は幾つか有ります ⇨ There are multiple payment options
- 現金でもカードでも支払うことが出来ます ⇨ You can pay either with cash or with a card
- 今から式を始めます ⇨ We start the ceremony now
- 彼の演説を聴いて何か感想はありますか？ ⇨ Do you have any thoughts after listening to his speech?
- それは私がやっておきます ⇨ I will take care of it