東京へ歸つて見ると、松飾はいつか取拂はれてゐた。町は寒い風の吹くに任せて、何處を見ても是といふ程の正月めいた景氣はなかつた。
translation
When I returned to Tokyo, I found that Matsukazari had been taken away some time ago. The town let the cold wind blow, and everywhere I looked there was no New Year's atmosphere.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 東京: Tokyo (とうきょう), Tokyo (とうけい) | 見: looking (み), viewing, (please) try (to), view (of life, etc.) (けん), outlook | 松飾: New Year’s pine decorations (まつかざり) | 町: town (まち), block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown |
| 風: swing (ふり), shake, wave, swinging, appearance | 任: obligation (にん), duty, charge, responsibility | 何處: where (いずく), where (いずこ), where (いづこ), where (いどこ), where (どこ) | 是: here (ここ), this place, this point, here, now |
| 正月: New Year (esp. first three days) (しょうがつ), first month of the year, January |