それは高い木の影法師にすぎなかった。
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English Translation
It was nothing but the shadow of a tall tree.
Furigana
それは高 い木 の影法師 にすぎなかった。
Romanji
Sore wa takai ki no kagebōshi ni suginakatta.
Words
其れ
(それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高い
(たかい)
high; tall; expensive
木
(き)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
影法師
(かげぼうし)
shadow figure; silhouette
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
過ぎる
(すぎる)
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
Kanji
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war