父は勝つた時は必ずもう一番遣らうと云つた。其癖負けた時にも、もう一番遣らうと云つた。要するに、勝つても負けても、炬燵にあたつて、將碁を差したがる男であつた。始めのうちは珍らしいので、此隱居じみた娯樂が私にも相當の興味を與へたが、少し時日が經つに伴れて、若い私の氣力は其位な刺戟で滿足出來なくなつた。私は金や香車を握つた拳を頭の上へ伸して、時々思ひ切つたあくびをした。
translation
My father always said that if he won, he would send the first one. Even when I gave up on that habit, I said that I would send it again. In short, whether he won or lost, he was a man who wanted to play the game of go at the kotatsu. At first, it seemed like a rarity, so this secluded entertainment aroused a certain amount of interest in me, but as time went on, my youthful energy began to saturate with a certain amount of stimulation. It's gone. I threw my fist over my head, holding gold and incense, and let out an occasional bold yawn.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 父: father (あて), father (かそ), father (かぞ), father (しし), father (ちち) | 勝: win (しょう), victory, beautiful scenery, scenic spot, counter for wins | 時: time (とき), hour, moment, occasion, case | 必: definiteness (ひつ), certainty |
| 要: pivot (かなめ), vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia | 負: negative (ふ), minus, wooden box carried on one’s back to store items for a pilgrimage (おい) | 炬燵: kotatsu (こたつ), kotatsu (コタツ), table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat | 差: difference (さ), variation, difference, between (e.g. two people) (さし), between (e.g. two people) (サシ) |
| 珍: rare (ちん), strange, odd, peculiar, curious | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 興味: interest (in something) (きょうみ), curiosity (about something), zest (for) | 少: small (しょう), little, few |
| 伴: companion (とも), follower, attendant, retinue | 若: youth (わか), child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing), young, new, like (こと) | 刺戟: stimulus (しげき), stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes), impetus, impulse | 滿足: satisfaction (まんぞく), contentment, gratification, sufficient, satisfactory |
| 香車: lance (きょうしゃ) | 拳: fist (こぶし), hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors) (けん) | 頭: counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle) (とう), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc., head (あたま), head (かしら) | 上: above (うえ), over, up, top, summit |
| 切: eager (せつ), earnest, ardent, kind, keen |