その年老いた先生は昔のよき時代について話しはじめた。
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English Translation
The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
Furigana
その年老 いた先生 は昔 のよき時代 について話 しはじめた。
Romanji
Sono toshioita sensei wa mukashi no yoki jidai nitsuite hanashihajimeta.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
年老いる
(としおいる)
to grow old
先生
(せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昔
(むかし)
olden days; former
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
良い
(よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
時代
(じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
に就いて
(について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
話す
(はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
Kanji
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk