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A19 Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

もさもさto be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      to be slow (of a person), to be dull

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    もさもさモサモサもっさもさもっさもっさモッサモサモッサモッサ

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      モサモサしないで、さっさと行動(こうどう)しなさい!

      Stop dilly-dallying and take action immediately! {to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull}

      ()()(にわ)には雑草(ざっそう)がモサモサと蔓延(はびこ)っている。

      Weeds are spreading densely in the yard of the vacant house. {to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull}

      (ひげ)がモサモサ()えている(ひと)より(ひげ)がない(ひと)(ほう)()きだ。

      I prefer people without beards over those who are thickly bearded. {to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull}

      (かれ)自分(じぶん)胸毛(むなげ)がモサモサと()えているのを何故(なぜ)(ほこ)っている。

      He is, for some reason, proud of his thickly bearded chest hair. {to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull}

      女性(じょせい)だからと()って、モサモサの()()らないといけないわけではない。

      Just because you're a woman doesn't mean you have to shave your thick hair. {to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded, to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick, to be slow (of a person), to be dull}

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