Illustration: Early on a winter morning, a resident opens the sliding door onto a small Japanese garden. A faint dusting of snow lies on the wooden bench and stepping stones, thin enough that the wood grain and stone textures remain plainly visible.

うっすら

ussura

faintly, lightly

Example sentences

彼女かのじょの頬ほおはウッスラ赤あかくなっていた。
Her cheeks were faintly flushed.
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照美てるみは私わたしに再ふたたびうっすら微笑ほほえんだ。
Terumi gave me a thin smile again.
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雪ゆきは地面じめんをうっすらと覆おおったに過すぎなかった。
There was no more than a dusting of snow.
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