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A1 Expressions, I-adjective

(もの)ともしないignoring, acting as if it is nothing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, I-adjective

      1.

      to think nothing of ..., to care nothing for ..., to be undaunted by ..., to defy ..., to brave ..., to pay no attention to ...

      Usually written using kana alone, as ...をものともしない

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    物ともしない 【ものともしない】

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      逆境(ぎゃっきょう)(もの)ともしないで彼女(かのじょ)()()りました。

      Ignoring adversity, she persevered. {ignoring, acting as if it is nothing}

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      (とお)(みち)のりをものともしないで彼氏(かれし)(わたし)()いに()た。

      My boyfriend came to see me, acting as if the long distance was nothing. {ignoring, acting as if it is nothing}

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      周囲(しゅうい)からの反対(はんたい)(もの)ともしないで彼女(かのじょ)(かれ)結婚(けっこん)してしまった。

      Ignoring the opposition from those around her, she ended up marrying him. {ignoring, acting as if it is nothing}

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      逆風(ぎゃくふう)をものともしないで()(すす)んでいく(かれ)には相当(そうとう)筋力(きんりょく)があるのだろう。

      He must have considerable physical strength, acting as if the headwind is nothing and pushing forward. {ignoring, acting as if it is nothing}

      • N1

      挫折(ざせつ)(もの)ともしないで最後(さいご)までやり()げたからこそ、達成(たっせい)(かん)(あじ)わえたのだ。

      It was precisely because I persisted to the end, ignoring the frustrations, that I was able to savor a sense of accomplishment. {ignoring, acting as if it is nothing}

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