私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。

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English Translation

At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.

Furigana

私(わたし)は学校(がっこう)で日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)の英語訳(えいごやく)、特(とく)に漱石(そうせき)の『吾輩(わがはい)は猫(ねこ)である』や『心(こころ)』、芥川(あくたがわ)の『鼻(はな)』や『河童(かっぱ)』を楽(たの)しく読(よ)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa gakkō de Nippon bungaku no eigoyaku, tokuni Sōseki no wagahai wa neko de aru ya kokoro, Akutagawa no hana ya kappa o tanoshiku yonda.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

文学 (ぶんがく)

literature

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

英語訳 (えいごやく)

English version; English translation

特に (とくに)

particularly; especially

我輩 (わがはい)

I (nuance of arrogance); me; myself; we; us; ourselves

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

鼻 (はな)

nose

河童 (かっぱ、かわわっぱ、かあっぱ、かあらんべ)

kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

楽しい (たのしい)

enjoyable; fun

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine