Definition of 培/meaning-of-うすもの
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (adj-i) thin
肉を薄く切りなさい。
Cut the meat into thin slices. - pale; light
彼はうすい青色のネクタイをしていた。
He wore a light blue tie. - watery; dilute; sparse
うすい砂糖水を作った。
I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water. - weak (taste, etc.)
コーヒーは薄いのが好きです。
I'd like my coffee weak. - slim (probability, etc.); small
私は成功の望みが薄い。
There is little hope of my success.
- (n) thing; object
遠まわしに物を言うな。
Don't beat around the bush. - natural thing; frequently done thing
ロバートは週末は店でよく父を手伝ったものだった。
Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends. - used to express emotional involvement
あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。
I'd like to see your sister. - used in giving a reason
- (pref) somehow; somewhat; for some reason
- really; truly
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)