Meaning of 勢い in Japanese
Definition of 勢い
Words related to 勢い
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(adv) vigorously
水道の水が勢いよく出ている。
The water is running with great force.
- (n) irresistible force
- (n) force of circumstances
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(exp) great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
彼は飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いである。
He nods and shakes the spheres.
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(exp) with great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick)
ドジャースは破竹の勢いで勝ち進んだ。
The Dodgers went on winning with irresistible force.
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(exp) great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
彼、今のところは飛ぶ鳥も落とす勢いだけれど、あの威勢いつまでもつのか、疑問だね。
He's unstoppable right now but the question is how long he can remain at the pinnacle of his career.
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(exp) with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; with the force of surging waves
彼の出世は怒濤の勢いだ。
His career is progressing in leaps and bounds.
- (exp) having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; unable to change one's course of action; a man riding a tiger cannot disembark halfway through
