► 成句
甘い [あまい] [甘く見る] meaning: underestimate rank: 1
☆ 彼等は相手を完全に甘く見ていた ⇨ They were completely underestimating their opponent
► 形容詞
甘い [(2)あまい] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 世の中そんなに甘くない ⇨ Human world is not that easy. Nothing is easy in this world
☆ 才能だけで勝てるほどプロ野球は甘くない ⇨ You cannot win just with talent you are born with in the pro baseball. It’s not that easy
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: loose rank: 1
☆ その安全基準は甘過ぎる ⇨ That safety standard is too lax
☆ 基準の甘さが事故に繋がった ⇨ The lax standards led to the accident
☆ 基準を少し甘くしないと誰も合格出来ない ⇨ Nobody passes unless you make the standards a little less stringent
☆ 敵に守備の甘さを突かれた ⇨ The enemy attacked the weakness of our defence
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: realistic rank: 1
☆ 彼の考えの甘さには呆れる ⇨ His unrealistic, over-optimistic thought process leaves me baffled
☆ 彼は考え方が甘い ⇨ The way he thinks is too naive, optimistic, unrealistic, careless
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: strict rank: 1
☆ その罰は甘過ぎる ⇨ The punishment is too lenient, not enough
☆ 今回は少し甘く見ることにした ⇨ This time we decided not to punish too hard
☆ 彼は子供に甘過ぎる ⇨ He is spoiling, overindulging, his children too much
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: sweet rank: 1
☆ 砂糖は甘い ⇨ Sugar is sweet
☆ 薔薇の甘い香り ⇨ Sweet smell of rose
☆ 甘さを抑えた飲み物 ⇨ Drink with moderate sweetness (☛ あまさ is usually pronounced without any accent)
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: pleasant rank: 2
☆ 甘い言葉に騙されるな ⇨ Don’t get duped by sweet talk (☛ Pleasant but usually untrue or insincere)
甘い [(2)あまい] meaning: romantic rank: 2
☆ 甘いキス ⇨ Sweet, romantic kiss
☆ 甘い新婚生活 ⇨ Sweet, romantic newlywed life
More examples:
- 甘い物につい手が伸びてしまう ⇨ I cannot help stretching my arm for sweets
- 彼との甘い接吻 ⇨ A sweet kiss with him
- 採点が甘い ⇨ The judge’s scoring is too favorable to the performer
- 彼等の認識は余りにも甘い ⇨ Their understanding is way too naive
- 甘い音色のギター ⇨ A guitar with sweet tones
- 甘い香りが漂っている ⇨ Sweet smell is in the air
- そんなに簡単だと思っているなら考えが甘い ⇨ If you think it is that easy, then your way of thinking is too naive
- 彼は酸いも甘いも噛み分けてきた人だ ⇨ He has been chewing the sour and the sweet. He has experienced a lot and knows how to judge things
- あれしきの事でへばるなんて甘い ⇨ You are weak to be gassed by that much of work
- 彼等はいつも詰めが甘い ⇨ They always struggle to close deals, games, etc.