少し離れてみると、その岩は人がしゃがんだ姿に見える。

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English Translation

Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a squatting human figure.

Furigana

少(すこ)し離(はな)れてみると、その岩(いわ)は人(ひと)がしゃがんだ姿(すがた)に見(み)える。

Romanji

Sukoshi hanaretemiru to, sono iwa wa hito ga shaganda sugata ni mieru.

Words

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

離れる (はなれる)

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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...

岩 (いわ)

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

しゃがむ (しゃがむ)

to squat; to crouch

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)