彼等の出て行つた後、私は矢張元の床几に腰を卸して烟草を吹かしてゐた。其時私はぽかんとしながら先生の事を考へた。どうも何處かで見た事のある顏の樣に思はれてならなかつた。然し何うしても何時何處で會つた人か想ひ出せずに仕舞つた。
translation
After they left, I sat down on the floor and smoked. At that time, I was dazed and thought about Sensei. I couldn't help thinking that I had seen that face before. However, no matter what I did, I couldn't remember when and where I met.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 彼等: they (かれら), them, those (あれら), they, they (of people) | 出: coming out (で), going out, outflow, efflux, rising (of the Sun or the Moon) | 行: line (of text) (ぎょう), row, verse, carya (austerities), samskara (formations) | 矢張: as expected (やはり), sure enough, just as one thought, after all (is said and done), in the end |
| 床几: camp stool (しょうぎ), folding stool | 腰: lower back (こし), lower back (コシ), waist, waist, hips | 卸: dropping (おろし), unloading, removing, grated vegetables, fruit, etc., grater | 烟草: tobacco (えんそう), tobacco (たばこ), tobacco (タバコ), cigarette, cigarette |
| 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident | 考: thought (こう), report on one’s investigation into …, deceased father | 何處: where (いずく), where (いずこ), where (いづこ), where (いどこ), where (どこ) | 見: looking (み), viewing, (please) try (to), view (of life, etc.) (けん), outlook |
| 然: -like (ぜん), so (さ), like that, in that way, like that (しか) | 何: what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing | 何時: when (いつ), at what time, how soon, normal times, ordinary days | 何處: where (いずく), where (いずこ), where (いづこ), where (いどこ), where (どこ) |
| 人: -ian (e.g. Italian) (じん), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with …, man | 想: conception (そう), idea, thought, samjna (perception) | 仕舞: end (しまい), close, finish, termination, noh dance in plain clothes |