Smell Search

なるほどその匂いまでもが鼻につくほどに立ち上ってくるのも、どうしようもなくて

Indeed, that smell too rose so pungently to my nose that I was at a loss.

すばらしい香りが満ちて、顔にまで燻りかかるような心地がしたので

An exquisite fragrance filled the air, and as I felt it waft up to my face,

（若い女は）無心にぐっすりと眠っているようであった。そのような（源氏の）気配がたいそう香ばしく漂ってくるので、顔を

She must have been sound asleep. As such a presence gave off a very fragrant scent, her face

心惹かれるような人の香りが染みているのを、身近に置いてご覧になっている。小君が（紀伊守邸へ）行くと、

He placed it near him and gazed at it, as it was imbued with her endearing scent. When Kokimi went there,

白い扇で、たいそう香を焚きしめたものに、これを載せて差し上げなさい。

Place this upon the white fan, which has been heavily perfumed, and present it to him.

袖の香りもたいそうあたり一面に香り満ちているので、なるほど並々ではない人の身に染みついた香りだなあ、と

As the fragrance from her sleeves filled the entire space, he thought, "Indeed, this is the scent that has permeated the being of no ordinary person."

先ほどの扇をご覧になると、使い慣らした移り香がたいそう深く染みて心ひかれるので、おかしいと

When he looked at the fan from before, the familiar scent that had transferred to it was so deeply permeated and endearing that he found it charming.

空薫物が奥ゆかしく香り立ち、名香の香りが満ちているところに、

An incense was emitting a subtle fragrance, and the scent of fine perfumes filled the air, where...

君（光源氏）の衣から立つ香りが格別であるので、庵の人々もどうしたものかと気遣いをする様子である。

His Grace's scent carried on the air was so exceptional that the people of the hermitage seemed to be at a loss as to how to act.

あの君（光源氏）の移り香がたいそう衣に染み込んでいらっしゃるのは、趣深い。

That lord's lingering scent had deeply permeated her robes, which was intriguing.

「まあ、素晴らしい香りだこと。お召し物も並一通りではない」と心苦しそうにお思いになり、長年病気がちで…

“Oh, what a splendid scent. And her robes are no ordinary thing,” he thought with a heavy heart, having been ill for years...

このように世にも珍しい（源氏の）気配が漏れ漂ってくるのを、若い女房たちなども

When such a rare and wonderful presence wafted out, the young gentlewomen and others...

促されて（几帳際に）膝行り寄りなさった気配は静かで、衣の香が心ひかれるように香り出て、

Urged on, he knelt closer, his presence quiet, and the scent of his robes wafted out alluringly,

とても清らかで香ばしいものを着ていらっしゃる。古風で由緒ありげな装束ではあるが、

She wore something very pure and fragrant. Though it was an old-fashioned and formal attire,

厚くこわいのに、香りだけは深く焚きしめていらっしゃる。たいそう上手に書き終えており、歌も

Though it was thick and stiff, the fragrance alone was deeply imbued. The letter was written out very well, and the poem...

の唐櫛笥や鏡の箱などを取り出してある。さすがに男（源氏）の残り香がかすかにあるのを、

She had taken out a Chinese comb box, a mirror case, and the like. He noticed the faint, lingering scent of a man—his own—

並の姉妹たちとは違って、高貴で優美な雰囲気がはっきりとわかり、空薫物がたいそう香気を放って燻っており、

Unlike ordinary sisters, their noble and elegant air was apparent, and the room incense was burning, emitting a rich fragrance,

続けていると、お召し物などにただ芥子の香りが染みついている不思議さに、湯浴みをあそばし、

As she continued to ponder, she noticed with bewilderment that her robes and other things were imbued with the scent of poppy seeds, so she had a bath prepared.

乙女たちがいるあたりだと思うと、榊の葉の香りに心惹かれて立ち止まって折ってしまったよ。

Thinking this is where the maidens are, I stopped and broke off a branch, drawn by the scent of the sacred sakaki leaves.

（御簾の）内の香りがたいそう奥深い黒方（の薫物）に染みて、名香の煙もほのかである。

The scent from within, deeply imbued with kurobō incense, was profound, and the smoke of fine incense was also faint.