Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #1162)

「若いうち程淋しいものはありません。そんなら何故貴方はさう度々私の宅へ來るのですか」

translation

"Nothing is more lonely than when you are young. Then why do you come to my house so often?"

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: youth (わか), child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing), young, new, like (こと) 何故: why (なぜ), why (なにゆえ), how, how 貴方: your home (きほう), your residence, you (referring to one’s equal; epistolary style), you (あなた), dear 貴方: your home (きほう), your residence, you (referring to one’s equal; epistolary style), you (あなた), dear
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : house (たく), home, one’s house, one’s home, one’s husband

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