In the morning, dew glistened on the blades of grass.
Figurative use, likening tears to dew. Common in literary or poetic contexts.
Tears ran down her cheeks.
Used with a negative predicate to mean 'not even a little'. Often in the phrase 露ほども...ない or 露知らず.
See also: つゆいささかも
He didn't suspect a thing.
Dew had settled on the grass in the garden this morning.
He didn't know even the slightest bit about that.
Dew has formed on the leaves and is glistening.
person who clears the way; outrider; forerunner · opening performer; warm-up act · sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
Asiatic dayflower
dew under trees; dew dripping from trees
cold at the end of autumn when dew turns to frost
sickle-bearing bush-cricket
frozen dew · frost and dew · years; time
tears falling onto the sleeve
life as fleeting as dew
dew-covered lodging; place wet with dew
moment; instant; brief time
(not) even a little bit; not in the slightest
house covered with dew; place covered with dew