ぼそりぼそり
〔小声でとつとつと〕ぼそりぼそりと身の上話を始めたShe began to speak, in a low tone and with many pauses, about her person...
勃興
a (sudden) riseローマ帝国の勃興the rise of the Roman Empireそのころ中産階級が勃興し始めたAt about that time, the middle ...
ぼつぼつ
1〔間もなく〕もうぼつぼつ彼が帰って来るころだHe will come back soon./It's about time he got back.ぼつぼつ仕事を始めようLet's get t...
ぽつぽつ
1〔点在する様子〕ピンの先で紙に小さい穴をぽつぽつ開けたI made tiny holes in the paper with a pin.野原にたんぽぽがぽつぽつと咲いていたThe field...
ぽつりぽつり
彼はぽつりぽつりと身の上話を始めたHe started, bit by bit, to talk about his personal life.ぽつりぽつりと雨が降り始めたA few drop...
前置き
a preface [préfis]; an introduction本に前置きを付けるpreface a book前置きの言葉を述べるmake prefatory [introductory]...
待つ
1〔待ち受ける〕wait ((for))遅くなるので待たずに会を始めていてくれDon't wait for me to start the meeting. I'll be late.寝ずに夫の...
脈絡
〔つながり〕(a line of) connection;〔筋道〕coherence, logical connection脈絡のある[ない]話「a coherent [an incoheren...
無一物
火事にあって無一物になったHe lost everything in the fire.彼は無一物で事業を始めたHe started his business 「with practically...
無言
silence無言の silent;〔口をきかない〕dumb;〔無口の,暗黙のうちの〕tacit無言の行the ascetic practice of silence彼女は長いこと無言でいたSh...