► 副詞
どんどん [(1)どんどん] [coll] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 最近才能のある新人がどんどん出て来る ⇨ Recently talented newcomers are emerging one after another (☛ Continuously in large amount)
うじゃうじゃ [(1)うじゃうじゃ] [coll] meaning: many rank: 2
☆ 街には観光客がうじゃうじゃいる ⇨ There are herds of tourists in the town (☛ Always negative connotations)
うようよ [(1)うようよ] [coll] meaning: many rank: 2
☆ ボートの周りに鮫がうようよしていた ⇨ Numerous sharks were circling around the boat (☛ Something dangerous to be everywhere)
五万と [(2)ごまんと] [coll] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 麻雀が強い人は世の中にごまんといる ⇨ There are numerous guys who are good at Mahjong (☛ There are so many it is not special)
ぞろぞろ [(1)ぞろぞろ] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 彼にはいつも取巻きがぞろぞろついてまわる ⇨ Entourages always follow him in droves
☆ 自分も同じ被害に遭ったという人達がぞろぞろ現れた ⇨ People who claim to be victims of the same thing have come forward one after another
どんどこ [(1)どんどこ] [coll] [humorous] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ この辺には新しい建物がドンドコ建てられている ⇨ The new buildings have been built in droves in this area (☛ One after another, very quickly and in large numbers)
わんさ [(1)わんさ] [coll] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 店には客がわんさといた ⇨ There are tons of customers in the store
► 成句
幾つも [(1)いくつも] meaning: many rank: 2
☆ 靴をいくつも試したが良いのが見つからなかった ⇨ I tried many shoes but couldn’t find a good pair
掃く [(1)はく] [掃いて捨てる程] meaning: many rank: 4
☆ 彼の程度のゴルフ選手は掃いて捨てる程いる ⇨ There are so many golfers of his skill level that you have to sweep and discard them (☛ There are so many of something that it is nothing special)
► 名詞
多く [(1)おおく] [liter] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 彼は戦争体験について多くを語らない ⇨ He wouldn’t say much about his war experience
☆ 戦争で多くの人達が死んだ ⇨ Many people died in the war
大量 [たいりょう] [liter] meaning: many rank: 2
☆ 下水が大量に川に流れ込んだ ⇨ The sewage flew into the river in large amount
☆ 大量生産 ⇨ Mass production
多数 [(2)たすう] meaning: many rank: 2
☆ 事故で多数の負傷者が出た ⇨ Many were injured in the accident
☆ 多数の意見がいつも正しい訳では無い ⇨ The opinions of the many, majority, are not always correct
大方 [おおかた] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 大方の予想を裏切って彼が優勝した ⇨ He won the championship against the predictions of many
数々 [(1)かずかず] [liter] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 彼女は数々の名作を生み出した ⇨ She has produced many masterpieces
幾多 [(1)いくた] [liter] meaning: many rank: 4
☆ 彼は幾多の困難を乗り越えてきた ⇨ He has overcome many difficulties
多き [(1)おおき] [liter] meaning: many rank: 4
☆ 彼女は恋多き女だった ⇨ She has had a lot of love affairs
► 形容詞
多い [(1,2)おおい] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 日本は地震が多い ⇨ There are many earthquakes in Japan
夥しい [(5)おびただしい] [liter] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 戦場の浜辺はおびただしい数の死体が有った ⇨ There were numerous corpses on the battleground beach (☛ Always with negative connotations)
数多い [(1)かずおおい] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 彼女は数多くの名作を生み出した ⇨ She has produced many masterpieces
► 形容動詞
沢山 [(3)たくさん] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 沢山の人達が集まった ⇨ Many people gathered
多額 [たがく] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ その会社は多額の負債を背負って倒産した ⇨ The company went bankrupt with large debt (☛ Many in monetary amount)
多大 [ただい] [liter] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 多大な御支援頂き誠に有難うございます ⇨ I’d like to thank for a lot of the support that I have received
無数 [むすう] meaning: many rank: 3
☆ 宇宙には無数の星が有る ⇨ There are countless stars in the universe (☛ Literally “no number”)
► 接頭辞
何 [(1)なん] [何～も] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 彼女は猫を何匹も飼っている (なんびき) ⇨ She has many cats (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～か)
☆ 洪水で何人ものの人が死んだ (なんにん) ⇨ Many people died in the flood (☛ Always precedes a counting word. Note the difference with 何～か)
► 連体詞
数有る [(1)かずある] meaning: many rank: 4
☆ ノーベル賞は数有る国際賞の中でも最も権威が有る ⇨ Nobel prizes are the most prestigious even among many other international prizes