あつく

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あつく【厚く】

1 〔ものの表裏･上下の隔りを大きく〕 thickly; thick.

●厚くする thicken; make sth thicker

・〔家具店などで客が店員に〕 クッションをもう少し厚くしてください. Could I [we] have a thicker cushion [thicker cushions]?

・厚くなる become thicker

・湖の氷が厚くなった. The ice over the lake has gotten thicker.

・厚く切る slice [cut] sth thick

・絵の具を厚く塗る brush the pigment on heavy; lay the paint on thick

・堆朱は朱漆を厚く塗り重ねて作る工芸品だ. The lacquerware craft item known as tsuishu is produced by applying thick layers of red lacquer.

・その歌舞伎役者は白粉を厚く塗って花魁(_おいらん)の扮装をした. The Kabuki actor applied a thick coat of ceruse to his face and dressed up as a courtesan.

・落ち葉が厚く積もっている. The fallen leaves are piled deep.

・土砂が厚く堆積している. There's a deep layer of earth and sand.

・畑を雪が厚くおおっていた. A thick layer of snow covered the fields.

・タケノコは堆肥を厚く敷いて育てる. Bamboo shoots are grown under a thick cover of manure [compost].

・ベースアップは下に厚くすべきだ. In a wage increase the percentage should be higher for the lower-paid.

2 〔心をこめて〕 warmly; heartily; cordially; kindly.

●厚く礼を述べる thank sb warmly [heartily]; acknowledge 《sb's kindness》 gratefully

・厚くもてなす receive sb cordially; give a cordial [warm] reception 《to sb》

・厚く葬る give sb a respectful burial.

●この神社は今でも氏子たちに厚く敬われている. This shrine is devoutly worshipped by its parishioners even today.

・このたびは弊社に格別のご高配を賜り厚く御礼申しあげます. We deeply appreciate the services you recently rendered us.

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あつく【熱く】

enthusiastically; excitedly; with enthusiasm [excitement].

●彼は将来の夢を熱く語った. He spoke with excitement of his dreams for the future.