Illustration: On a modest apartment rooftop in Japan, an adult amateur astronomer kneels beside a homemade model rocket and a small telescope. They have paused adjusting the telescope to look directly up at an extraordinarily clear sweep of stars, their face open with quiet amazement.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ロマン

roman

romantic ideal, sense of wonder

Example sentences

  1. 宇宙うちゅうってロマンですね。

    Outer space truly rouses the imagination and spirit.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 波乱はらんと危険きけんと浪漫ろまんに満みちた探検たんけんへと出発しゅっぱつしましょう！

    Let’s set out on an expedition filled with turmoil, danger, and wonder!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 学術的がくじゅつてきには大おおいに問題もんだいがあるという意見いけんがある一方いっぽう、影響えいきょうを受うけた作家さっかも多おおく、多おおくの読者どくしゃに読よまれてきた経緯けいいもあり、古代史こだいしへのロマンを広ひろげる説せつであるという意見いけんもある。

    Some argue that the theory has serious academic flaws, while others say it has influenced many writers, attracted many readers, and stirred a sense of wonder about ancient history.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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