► 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:
- 彼はやたらと饒舌だが、意味の有ることは何も言わない ⇨ He is very eloquent but won’t say anything meaningful
- 数学は無味乾燥な感じがする ⇨ Math feels no taste and dry, boring, too sanitized
- 気味の悪い屋敷 ⇨ A creepy mansion
- ハリウッドの大味な映画もそれはそれで良い ⇨ Straightforward high-octane Hollywood movies have their own appeal
- これは鈴木組一味の仕業に違いない ⇨ This must be a work of Suzuki yakuza group
- あー、このビール美味い！ ⇨ Wow, this beer is good!
- イギリスはアメリカの味方に付いた ⇨ UK backed USA
- あそこの店は美味くてしかも安い ⇨ The food of that restaurant is very good and reasonably-priced
- 彼の仕事は趣味を兼ねている ⇨ His job is also his hobby
- 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
- その本の題に興味をそそられた ⇨ I was intrigued by the title of the book
- 味の秘訣 ⇨ The secret ingredients, recipe
- 余りに美味しそうなので思わず買ってしまった ⇨ It looked so delicious I couldn’t help buying some
- 赤味がかった肌 ⇨ Skin with tinges of red
- あそこのラーメンは美味い ⇨ The ramen there, that restaurant, is very good