甘い

Meaning

1. adj-i
   sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. adj-i
   fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
3. adj-i
   lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
4. adj-i
   naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient
5. adj-i
   half-hearted; not finished properly
6. adj-i
   insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
7. adj-i
   mild
8. adj-i
   tempting; enticing; luring

Example sentences

• 私の力を甘く見ないで。

  Don't underestimate my power.

• ２人っきりでデート・・もとい、ＯＦＦ会だと思ったけど、そこまで甘くもないよな。

  So I thought my date, er rather, offline-meeting was going to be just me and her but things aren't that easy.

• 歴史はどうしても伝統に甘いですからね。

  History has never fared well against legend.