二人は又奧の方へ進んだ。然しそこにも人影は見えなかつた。躑躅が燃えるやうに咲き亂れてゐた。先生はそのうちで樺色の丈の高いのを指して、「是は霧島でせう」と云つた。
translation
The two of them proceeded to the other side. But there was no figure to be seen there either. The azaleas were blooming like fire. Sensei pointed out a tall birch tree and said, "Let's go to Kirishima."
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 二人: two persons (ににん), two persons (ふたり), two people, two people, pair | 方: direction (かた), way, person, lady, gentleman | 然: -like (ぜん), so (さ), like that, in that way, like that (しか) | 人影: figure of a person (じんえい), figure of a person (ひとかげ), figures of people, figures of people, shadow of a person |
| 躑躅: azalea (つつじ), azalea (ツツジ), rhododendron, rhododendron, hesitation (てきちょく) | 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 樺色: reddish yellow (かばいろ) | 丈: only (だけ), just, merely, simply, no more than |
| 指: finger (おゆび), finger (および), finger (ゆび), toe, toe | 是: here (ここ), this place, this point, here, now |