Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #711)

私には椎茸と先生を結び付けて考へるのが變であつた。

translation

It was strange for me to associate shiitake mushrooms with the teacher.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) 椎茸: shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) (しいたけ), shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) (シイタケ) 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. : furnished with (つき), furnished with (づき), furnished with (ツキ), including, including
: strange (へん), odd, peculiar, weird, curious

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