Genji Monogatari Flashcards
つれづれ
boredom, free time
いたし
extreme
霞む(かすむ)
to be misty
紛る(まぎる)
to hide in, to go under cover
たちいづ(立ち出づ)
to stand and leave, depart
帰す(かえす)
to make someone return
のぞく
to peep (through a hole or slit)
にしおもて(西面)
west side of a building, western room
すう
to place, leave as an offering
行ふ(おこなふ)
to follow the Buddhist path, engage in religious devotion
うつくしげ(美しげ)
adorable-looking, cute-looking
削ぐ(そぐ)
to cut or trim
末(すえ)
tip, end
こよなし
superior, very good
今めかし(いまめかし)
up-to-date, fashionable
あはれ
deeply moving, affecting
清げ(きよげ)
trim and attractive, neat
さては
and then, in addition
わらはべ
child
衣
dress robe
経
sutra
悩ましげ(なやましげ)
sickly, in poor health
直人(ただひと)
ordinary perosn
あて
elegant person
ふくらか
chubby, plumb, full
女子(をんなご)
young girl (Murasaki)
生ひ先(おひさき)
future
扇(あふぎ)
fan
ゆらゆらと
waving or moving gently in the air
腹立つ(はらだつ)
to fight
見上ぐ(みあぐ)
to look up
覚ゆ(おぼゆ)
to resemble
逃がす(にがす)
to release
込む(こむ)
to place inside, shut up
心なし
thoughtless, careless