刈られた草の匂いは暑い夏の午後のイメージを想い浮かばせる。

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English Translation

The smell of cut grass summons up images of hot summer afternoons.

Furigana

刈(か)られた草(くさ)の匂(にお)いは暑(あつ)い夏(なつ)の午後(ごご)のイメージを想(おも)い浮(う)かばせる。

Romanji

Karareta kusa no nioi wa atsui natsu no gogo no ime-ji o omoi ukabaseru.

Words

刈る (かる)

to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune

草 (くさ)

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

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

匂い (におい)

odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

は (は)

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

暑い (あつい)

hot (weather, etc.); warm

夏 (なつ)

summer

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

イメージ (イメージ、イメジ)

(one's) image; (computer) image; mental image; impression; artist's impression

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.

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration