個々の木を見分けるのが困難になってはじめて森が見えるようになるのである。

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English Translation

You get to see the wood only when it becomes too difficult to distinguish individual trees.

Furigana

個々(ここ)の木(き)を見分(みわ)けるのが困難(こんなん)になってはじめて森(もり)が見(み)えるようになるのである。

Romanji

Koko no ki o miwakeru no ga konnan ni natte hajimete Mori ga mieru yō ni naru no de aru.

Words

個々 (ここ)

individual; one by one; separate

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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.

見分ける (みわける)

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

が (が)

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

困難 (こんなん)

difficulty; distress

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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)

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...