Jan 22, 2009 06:29
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
及びがたい
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
いま足元の掃除がりという本
平成十年はとりわけ心痛む出来事の多かった嵐の中におられて、その中、いちいち呼応し感応をくりかえされたことか。その温情のほどが察せられて、及びがたいものを改めて感ずる次第です。
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及びがたいもの = something so profund, (far-reaching)
及びがたい is literally far-reaching, hard to reach. Here it indicates something coming from a depth, something deep, profound, probably with a great sense of respect.
his/her compassion (warm-heartedness) once again made me feel something so profound.....
his/her compassion (warm-heartedness) once again made me feel something so profound.....
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Geraldine Oudin
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impossible or hard to achieve/fulfill
according to my dictionary(大辞泉）, 及びがたい=及び難い＝そこまで達することが難しい。かなわない=something impossible or hard to achieve/fulfill
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william taylor
Japan
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couldn't help but to feel moved about
couldn't help but to feel moved about blah blah blah
I think this could be a variation of 及び that is found in 及び腰
及び腰,meaning to feel shy, reluctant or timid about something.
The writing was overwhelmed by, not able to hold back by feeling of thanks, etc for help during the big storm
I think this could be a variation of 及び that is found in 及び腰
及び腰,meaning to feel shy, reluctant or timid about something.
The writing was overwhelmed by, not able to hold back by feeling of thanks, etc for help during the big storm
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Yumico Tanaka (X)
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be no match for
or: beyond, be nowhere as good as, can't hold a candle to someone
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Japanese term (edited):
及びがたいものを感ずる =
leave me in awe
Just came to my mind.
It depends on the structure you would choose for the entire sentence, but using "awe" could be an idea to describe "及びがたいもの" here?
It depends on the structure you would choose for the entire sentence, but using "awe" could be an idea to describe "及びがたいもの" here?
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