Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

()ますto clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to clear, to make clear

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs

    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully

    All Forms

    澄ます 【すます】清ます 【すます】

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    Examples

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      先生(せんせい):「(みみ)()して()いてね。」

      Teacher: 'Listen carefully, okay?' {to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs}

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      井戸(いど)(なか)掃除(そうじ)して井戸水(いどみず)()ます

      Clean the inside of the well to clarify the well water. {to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs}

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      (ぼう)さん:「座禅(ざぜん)()んで(くだ)さい。そして(こころ)()しましょう。」

      Monk: 'Please sit in Zen meditation. And let's clear our minds.' {to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs}

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      同僚(どうりょう)(かれ)信用(しんよう)なりません。(なん)()っても、()ました(かお)(うそ)をつきます。

      He, my colleague, is not trustworthy. No matter what, he tells lies with a calm face. {to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs}

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      不純物(ふじゅんぶつ)沈殿(ちんでん)させて液体(えきたい)()ましたはずだったが、(わず)かに(よご)れが(のこ)っているようだ。

      I was supposed to have clarified the liquid by precipitating impurities, but it seems a slight amount of dirt remains. {to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs}

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