もぎ取つて芝笛を鳴らした。ある鹿兒島人を友達にもつて、その人の眞似をしつゝ自然に習ひ覺えた私は、此芝笛といふものを鳴らす事が上手であつた。私が得意にそれを吹きつゞけると、先生は知らん顏をして餘所を向いて歩いた。
translation
I picked it up and blew the turf flute. I had a friend who was from Koji Island, and I naturally learned how to imitate him. When I continued to blow it proudly, Sensei looked oblivious and walked away.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 取: taking (とり), taker, collecting, collector, remover | 鹿兒島: Kagoshima (city, prefecture) (かごしま) | 人: -ian (e.g. Italian) (じん), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with …, man | 島人: islander (しまびと), islander (とうじん) |
| 人: -ian (e.g. Italian) (じん), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with …, man | 自然: nature (しぜん), natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident |
| 得意: satisfaction (とくい), pride, triumph, elation, one’s strong point | 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 知: wisdom (ち), jnana (higher knowledge) | 顏: face (かお), face (がん), visage, visage, look |