Takoboto

まず, 先ず

Adverb, Usually in kana

1. first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else

2. probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually

3. more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably

4. anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being

まず第一に私はジムを訪ねなければならない。

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混ず, 交ず, 雑ず, まず

Nidan verb, Transitive, See 混ぜる, Archaism

to mix, to stir, to blend

貧

ヒン, ビン, まず.しい

poverty, poor

貧しい, まずしい

1. poor, needy

2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise), scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

われわれは貧しい人あざ笑ってはいけない。

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まずい, 不味い, マズイ, マズい

Usually in kana

1. bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant

See 拙い・2

2. poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy

3. ugly, unattractive, homely, plain

See 気不味い

4. awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise

すき腹にまずいものなし。

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まずは, 先ずは

Adverb, See まず・1, Usually in kana, more emphatic than まず

1. first of all, to begin with, before anything else

2. probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually

3. more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably

4. anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being

まずは公式を暗記しなさい。

まずまず, 先ず先ず

May take 'no', NA-adjective, Adverb, See まあまあ, Usually in kana

tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so

彼の仕事はまずまずの出来だが、とても優秀とは言えなかった。

まずる, 不味る

Godan verb, Intransitive, See まずい・2, Colloquialism, Usually in kana, usu. as まずった

to bungle, to make things awkward

まずない, 先ず無い, 先ずない

Expression, Usually in kana

seldom, rarely, scarcely

まずもって, 先ず以て, 先ず以って, まず以て, まず以って, 先以って, 先以て, 先ずもって, 先もって

Adverb, Usually in kana

first of all, in the first place

まず第一に, 先ず第一に, まずだいいちに

Expression

first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters

まず第一にここにお招きいただいてとても嬉しく思っている事を述べます。

マズル

1. muzzle, snout

2. muzzle (firearm)

3. muzzle (device to prevent biting)

マズルカ

mazurka

まずあり得ない, まずありえない

Expression

very improbable, vanishingly unlikely, only with a miracle

まず隗より始めよ, まずかいよりはじめよ

Expression, See 隗より始めよ・1, Proverb

1. start with the first step, when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps

See 隗より始めよ・2

2. he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

つたない, 拙い, まずい

Usually in kana

1. poor-quality, shoddy, crude

See 不味い・2

2. unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy

3. unlucky

つまずく, 躓く, つまづく

Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana

1. to trip (over), to stumble

2. to fail, to suffer a setback

私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。

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ひとまず, 一先ず, 一先, 一まず, ひと先ず, 一と先ず

Adverb, Usually in kana

1. for now, for the time being, for the present

2. though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion

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ひざまずく, 跪く, ひざまづく

Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana

to kneel

彼女はひざまずいて神に祈りをささげた。

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癜, なまず

tinea versicolor

胡麻酢, ごまず

Food term

sesame vinegar

気まずい, 気不味い, きまずい

unpleasant, awkward, embarrassing, uneasy

ナマズ髭, なまず髭, 鯰髭, ナマズひげ, なまずひげ

drooping moustache

石女, 産まず女, 不生女, うまずめ, せきじょ, しゃくにょ

Sensitive

barren woman, sterile woman

がまずみ, 莢迷, ガマズミ

Usually in kana

linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum), Japanese bush cranberry

つまずき, 躓き

Usually in kana

1. stumbling

2. failure, misstep, setback

ナマズ号, 鯰号, ナマズごう, なまずごう

earthquake simulator

ナマズ科, ナマズか

Siluridae, family of catfishes

大ナマズ, 大鯰, だいナマズ, だいなまず

giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)

鯰絵, なまず絵, なまずえ

See 大鯰

woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)

山住み, やまずみ

1. living in the mountains

2. person living in the mountains

甘葛, あまずら

See 蔦, Archaism

1. ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

See 甘茶蔓

2. jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

甘酢, あまず

sweet vinegar

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跪け, ひざまずけ

kneeling

アマ相撲, アマずもう

Sumo term

amateur sumo

寠

ク, ル, ロウ, まず.しい, やつ.れる, ちいさ.い

poor, impoverished