► 成句
満 [(1)まん] [満を持する] meaning: ready rank: 3
☆ 彼等は満を持して競合製品を発表した ⇨ They took their time to debut their competing product (☛ Be fully ready and wait for the right time to start doing something)
► 名詞
満 [(1)まん] meaning: full rank: 3
☆ うちの娘が満三才になった ⇨ My daughter has become three, has had her third birthday (☛ As opposed to 数え年, which counts calendar years)
More examples:
- 今の生活は素晴らしくもないが、特に不満がある訳でもない ⇨ My life now is not all that great, but I am not particularly unhappy either
- 彼女は風呂桶を湯で満たした ⇨ She filled the bathtub with hot water
- 彼の言動は偽善に満ちている ⇨ His speech and behavior are full of hypocrisy
- 彼は満塁ホームランを打って相手に止めを刺した ⇨ He hit a grand-slam and put a dagger to the opponent
- 彼は接着剤を面に満遍無く塗った ⇨ He applied adhesive on the face thoroughly, consistently without leaving a spot
- 彼等は相手の満塁ホームランに自らの満塁ホームランで応酬した ⇨ They responded with their own grand slam against the one by the opponent
- 皆が料理を大喜びで食べて母は御満悦だった (ごまんえつ) ⇨ My mom was so happy that everybody enthusiastically devoured her cooking
- 彼は虐待をした両親に対する憎しみに満ちていた ⇨ He was filled with hatred toward his parents who abused him
- レストランは満員だった ⇨ The restaurant was full
- 世界中で肥満が深刻化している ⇨ Obesity is becoming more and more serious all over the world
- が、全てが円満という訳ではない ⇨ However it is not like everything is perfect
- 彼は順風満帆の人生を生きてきた ⇨ His life has been a perfect smooth sailing. He has lived his life with everything going for him
- 彼は不満そうな顔をしている ⇨ He face looks unhappy
- 彼は精神的に満たされていない ⇨ He is not satisfied, fulfilled, mentally
- 彼は試合に絶対勝つと自信満々だ ⇨ He is full of confidence that he wins the game