Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (す), 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

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1.

      to clear, to make clear

    2. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      2.

      to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference

    3. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. う-verb (す), 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?'

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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.

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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 cross your legs to meditate. Then, let's clear our minds.'

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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。

      I can't trust my coworker. After all, he lies with an unruffled face.

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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。

      The liquid was supposed to be clarified by settling the impurities, but it seems that a small amount of dirt remains.

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