Illustration: In a Japanese apartment building's shared bicycle area, two residents argue over the same empty parking space. One points insistently at their bicycle already angled toward it; the other gestures toward a cargo bicycle whose child seat needs the extra room.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

もめる

momeru

to argue, dispute

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらは財産分ざいさんわけのことでもめている。

    They are arguing about their share of the property.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 警官けいかんはもめていた男性二人だんせいににんを引ひき離はなした。

    The policeman separated the two men who were fighting.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 鴎外おうがいは同時どうじに自作解説じさくかいせつ「高瀬舟縁起たかせぶねえんぎ」を発表はっぴょうしており、これによって長ながらくテーマは「知足ちそく」か「安楽死あんらくし」か、それとも両方りょうほうかで揉もめてきた。

    Ogai simultaneously published a self-commentary 'Takasebune Engi' which caused controversy about the theme of the story: Whether it was to be satisfied with 'one’s lot in life,' 'euthanasia,' or both.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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