僕は少年のころよく草の上にあお向けに寝ころんで、白い雲を眺めたものだった。

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English Translation

As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は少年(しょうねん)のころよく草(くさ)の上(うえ)にあお向(む)けに寝(ね)ころんで、白(しろ)い雲(くも)を眺(なが)めたものだった。

Romanji

Boku wa shōnen no koro yoku kusa no ueni aomuke ni nekoronde, shiroi kumo o nagameta mono datta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

仰向け (あおむけ)

face up

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

寝転ぶ (ねころぶ)

to lie down; to throw oneself down

白い (しろい)

white

雲 (くも)

cloud

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.

眺める (ながめる)

to view; to gaze at

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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