► 副詞
ゆっくり [(3)ゆっくり] meaning: slow rank: 1
☆ ビデオをゆっくり回して見てみよう ⇨ Let’s look at it by running the video slowly, in slow motion
☆ そんなに慌てないでもっとゆっくり食べなさい ⇨ Don’t wolf down your food. Eat more slowly (☛ Unhurried and relaxed)
ぐずぐず [(1)ぐずぐず] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ ぐずぐずしていると間に合わないぞ ⇨ You won’t make it in time if you are dawdling (☛ Always negative. Indecisive and inept)
じっくり [(3)じっくり] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ じっくり煮込んだシチュー ⇨ Slow-cooked stew (☛ Taking time patiently)
ずるずる [(1)ずるずる] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ 雪の坂道を車がずるずると滑り落ちた ⇨ A car slowly slid down a snowy slope (☛ Slide slowly with some friction and noise)
のろのろ [(1)のろのろ] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ のろのろしていると学校に遅れるよ！ ⇨ You will be late for school if you are so slow (☛ Always negative)
のんびり [(3)のんびり] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ 公園をのんびり散歩した ⇨ I walked leisurely, strolled, through the park (☛ Always positive)
もたもた [(1)もたもた] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ もたもたしているうちに敵に追い越されてしまった ⇨ We were overtaken by the rivals while we were stalling (☛ Always negative. Awkward, incompetent and inept)
☆ もたもたするな！ ⇨ Don’t be slow! Chop chop! (☛ Always negative. Awkward, incompetent and inept)
徐に [おもむろに] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 彼はおもむろに立ち上がった ⇨ He slowly got up (☛ Usually about body movements)
遅々と [(1)ちちと] [liter] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 差別の撤廃は遅々として進まない ⇨ The abolishment of discriminations has been very slow to progress
とろとろ [(1)とろとろ] [coll] [contempt] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ トロトロしてると間に合わないぞ！ ⇨ You won’t make it when you are so slow! (☛ Incompetently slow)
のっそり [(3)のっそり] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 熊がのっそりと起き上がった ⇨ A bear got to its feet slowly (☛ Typically something big to move slowly)
のらくら [(1)のらくら] [coll] [contempt] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ てめえがのらくらしたせいで遅れたじゃねえか ⇨ We got late because you were slow
ぼつぼつ [(1)ぼつぼつ] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ ぼつぼつ初めましょうか ⇨ Why don’t we get started (slowly)
むっくり [(3)むっくり] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 彼はむっくりと立ち上がった ⇨ He stood up slowly (☛ Something rather large to move slowly)
もっそり [(3)もっそり] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆
やおら [やおら] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 彼はやおら立ち上がった ⇨ He slowly got up (☛ Often misused as “suddenly”, the opposite of the true meaning)
緩々 [(1)ゆるゆる] meaning: slow rank: 4
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► 動詞
緩める [(3)ゆるめる] meaning: slow rank: 1
☆ 彼は車の速度を少し緩めた ⇨ He slowed down the car a little (☛ Always takes an object like 速度 (speed), 歩 (pace), etc. In other words, you never say just “緩めろ！” to say “slow down!”)
鈍る [(2)にぶる] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ 悪天候で客の出足が鈍った ⇨ Customer traffic has slowed down due to the bad weather
☆ 滅茶苦茶疲れて頭の動きが鈍った ⇨ I got so tired my head slowed down, my brain is not working
☆ 現行機種の売上が段々鈍ってきた ⇨ The sale of the current model has been slowing down gradually
もたつく [もたつく] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ 彼等はタイヤの交換にもたついている間に二位の車に抜かれた ⇨ They got passed by the second-place car while they were bumbling to change their tires (☛ Slow and inefficient, ill-prepared, disorganized)
失速 [しっそく] [失速する] meaning: slow rank: 3
☆ 会社の成長は失速した ⇨ The growth of the company stalled
☆ 飛行機は空中で失速して墜落した ⇨ The plane stalled in mid air and crashed
減速 [げんそく] [減速する] [tech] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 電車が突然減速した ⇨ The train suddenly decelerated
徐行 [じょこう] [徐行する] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 学校の前では車は徐行しなくてはいけない ⇨ Cars have to go slow in front of schools (☛ Drive at the speed where you can stop immediately)
泥む [(2)なずむ] [liter] meaning: slow rank: 5
☆ 日が暮れ泥む街 ⇨ A town slowly getting dark during sunset
► 成句
気 [き] [気が長い] meaning: slow rank: 3
☆ 2050年迄に代替エネルギーを開発するなんて、そんな気が長い話でいいのか ⇨ Isn’t it a little too slow to develop an alternative energy by 2050? (☛ Too slow to take necessary actions)
► 名詞
もたつき [もたつき] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ (☛ Slow and inefficient, ill-prepared, disorganized)
のろま [のろま] [coll] [contempt] meaning: slow rank: 3
☆ あいつは本当にのろまだな ⇨ He is a real slowpoke
ぐず [(1)ぐず] [coll] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ あんたぐずなんだから！ ⇨ You slowpork!
減速 [げんそく] [tech] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 減速機 ⇨ A reduction drive
► 形容詞
遅い [(2)おそい] meaning: slow rank: 1
☆ 彼は仕事が遅い ⇨ He works slow (☛ Always negative)
☆ 彼は頭の回転が遅い ⇨ His brain function is slow. He is dumb (☛ Always negative)
鈍い [(2)にぶい] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ 春になっても客の出足は鈍いままだ ⇨ Spring has come but customer traffic has been still slow
☆ あいつは頭が鈍い ⇨ His brain is slow. He is dumb (☛ Always negative)
のろい [(2)のろい] [coll] [contempt] meaning: slow rank: 2
☆ あいつは仕事がのろい ⇨ He is very slow with his work (☛ Annoyingly slow, inefficient)
とろい [(2)とろい] [coll] [contempt] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ あいつは頭がとろい ⇨ His brain is slow. He is dumb (☛ Annoyingly slow, inefficient)
まだるっこい [(5)まだるっこい] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ (☛ Slow and annoying)
► 形容動詞
緩慢 [かんまん] meaning: slow rank: 4
☆ 店員の緩慢な対応にイライラした ⇨ I got annoyed by the slow reactions of the store clerk (☛ Slow and looks/feels lazy)