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あまり, 余り, 餘り, あんまり
Only あまり, May take 'no', Usually in kana
1. remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
Adverb, with neg. sentence
2. (not) very, (not) much
See あまりに, See の余り・のあまり, esp. as あまりに(も)
3. too much, excessively, overly
NA-adjective
4. extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
Colloquialism, sometimes as あまり…
5. not very good, so-so, mediocre
それはあまり価値がない。
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余る, あまる
Conjugated: 余り
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 余り・1, See 余り・3
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
日本では米が、ヨーロッパではワインが余っている。
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余り物, あまりもの
leftovers, remains, leavings, remnant, surplus
スキーシーズンも終わりに近づいて、ウエアとかのバーゲンやっているけど、余り物しかなくて丁度いいサイズのモノがない。
のあまり, の余り
Expression, Usually in kana
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry), overwhelmed, carried away, because of too much
嬉しさのあまりとび上がった。
余り物に福がある, 余り物に福が有る, あまりものにふくがある
Expression, Godan verb, Proverb
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick, you can find treasures in leftovers, one man's trash is another's treasure
察するに余りある, 察するにあまりある, さっするにあまりある
Expression, Godan verb
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.), to be impossible to comprehend