Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of あまい – see the following entry.
甘い
[adjective] [from 720] sweet, sugary, mellow
[adjective] [from early 1000s] lacking saltiness
[adjective] [from 1600] indulgent, soft
[adjective] [from 1477] careless, lacking, lax
[adjective] [from 850] (figurative) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)
(This term, あまい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)