其日取のまだ來ないうちに、ある大きな事が起つた。それは明治天皇の御病氣の報知であつた。新聞紙ですぐ日本中へ知れ渡つた此事件は、一軒の田舍家のうちに多少の曲折を經て漸く纏まらうとした私の卒業祝を、塵の如くに吹き拂つた。
translation
"While the date had not yet arrived, something big happened." It was an announcement of Emperor Meiji's illness. Newspapers soon spread the news throughout Japan, and my graduation party, which had finally been wrapped up in a rural house after many twists and turns, blew like dust.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 大: large (おお), big, great, major, important | 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident | 起: source (おこり), origin, cause, beginning, genesis | 明治天皇: Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912) (めいじてんのう), Emperor Mutsuhito |
| 報知: information (ほうち), news, intelligence | 新聞紙: newsprint (しんぶんがみ), newsprint (しんぶんし), newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc., newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc., newspaper | 日本中: throughout Japan (にっぽんじゅう), throughout Japan (にほんじゅう) | 知: wisdom (ち), jnana (higher knowledge) |
| 一軒: one house (いっけん) | 田舍: rural area (いなか), countryside, the sticks, hometown | 家: house (いえ), residence, dwelling, family, household | 多少: a little (たしょう), some, somewhat, slightly, to some degree |
| 漸: a little (やや), partially, somewhat, slightly, semi- | 纏: battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather (まとい), fireman’s standard (Edo period) | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 卒業: graduation (そつぎょう), completion (of a course), moving on (from), outgrowing (something), leaving (a group, company, etc.) |
| 塵: rubbish (ごみ), rubbish (ゴミ), trash, trash, garbage | 如: tathata (the ultimate nature of all things) (にょ), like (こと), like (ごと), like (もころ), similar to |