moukemasen
Meaning and examples
make a profit — polite negative
最近はほとんど儲けません。
さいきん は ほとんど もうけません。
saikin wa hotondo moukemasen.
I hardly make a profit these days.
💡 Form of 儲ける (to make a profit).
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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 2601–2610
moukemasen
make a profit — polite negative
最近はほとんど儲けません。
さいきん は ほとんど もうけません。
saikin wa hotondo moukemasen.
I hardly make a profit these days.
💡 Form of 儲ける (to make a profit).
sazukemasen
grant — polite negative
今週は忙しくて授けません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて さずけません。
konshuu wa isogashikute sazukemasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not grant.
💡 Form of 授ける (to grant / award).
shirizokemasen
reject — polite negative
今週は忙しくて退けません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて しりぞけません。
konshuu wa isogashikute shirizokemasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not reject.
💡 Form of 退ける (to reject).
shimemasen
occupy (a share) — polite negative
最近はほとんど占めません。
さいきん は ほとんど しめません。
saikin wa hotondo shimemasen.
I hardly occupy (a share) these days.
💡 Form of 占める (to occupy (a share)).
tsutomemasen
make efforts — polite negative
今日のところは、まだ努めません。
きょう の ところ は、まだ つとめません。
kyou no tokoro wa, mada tsutomemasen.
For today at least, I do not make efforts yet.
💡 Form of 努める (to make efforts).
tsutomemasen
work for — polite negative
ひとりのときは勤めません。
ひとり の とき は つとめません。
hitori no toki wa tsutomemasen.
When I am alone, I do not work for.
💡 Form of 勤める (to work for).
sememasen
attack — polite negative
休みの日はあまり攻めません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり せめません。
yasumi no hi wa amari sememasen.
I do not attack much on days off.
💡 Form of 攻める (to attack).
sememasen
blame — polite negative
そういう場合は責めません。
そういう ばあい は せめません。
souiu baai wa sememasen.
In cases like that, I do not blame.
💡 Form of 責める (to blame).
nagamemasen
gaze at — polite negative
理由が分からないので、まだ眺めません。
りゆう が わからない ので、まだ ながめません。
riyuu ga wakaranai node, mada nagamemasen.
I do not know the reason, so I will not gaze at yet.
💡 Form of 眺める (to gaze at).
osamemasen
obtain — polite negative
最近はほとんど収めません。
さいきん は ほとんど おさめません。
saikin wa hotondo osamemasen.
I hardly obtain these days.
💡 Form of 収める (to obtain / settle).
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