to be popular モテる /(v5r) to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex)/to be well liked/to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.)/to be welcomed/ ------- 持てる [もてる] /(v1,vi) (1) to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)/(2) to be well liked/to be popular/to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.)/to be welcomed/(3) to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.)/to last/(adj-pn) (4) possessed/(5) possessing riches/having wealth/(P)/ ------- 売れる [うれる] /(v1,vi) (1) to sell (well)/(2) to be well known/to be popular/to be famous/(P)/ ------- 流行る [はやる] /(v5r,vi) (1) to be popular/to come into fashion/(2) to be prevalent/to spread widely (e.g. disease)/to be endemic/(3) to flourish/to thrive/(P)/ |