本土の姿が最もはっきりと見えるのは普通、島の住民なのである。
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English Translation
It is usually the islander who sees the mainland most clearly.
Furigana
Romanji
Hondo no sugata ga mottomo hakkiri to mieru no wa futsū, shima no jūmin na no de aru.
Words
本土
(ほんど)
mainland; one's home country; the country proper
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
姿
(すがた)
figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
最も
(もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
はっきり
(はっきり)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
普通
(ふつう)
general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station
島
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
住民
(じゅうみん)
citizens; inhabitants; residents; population
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: シ、 すがた
Meanings: figure, form, shape
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: フ、 あまね.く、 あまねし
Meanings: universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects