先生が私の家の經濟に就いて、問らしい問を掛けたのはこれが始めてゞあつた。私の方はまだ先生の暮し向に關して、何も聞いた事がなかつた。先生と知合になつた始め、私は先生が何うして遊んでゐられるかを疑ぐつた。其後も此疑ひは絶えず私の胸を去らなかつた。然し私はそんな露骨な問題を先生の前に持ち出すのをぶしつけと許思つて何時でも控えてゐた。若葉の色で疲れた眼を休ませてゐた私の心は、偶然また其疑ひに觸れた。
translation
This was the first time that the teacher had questioned my family's financial affairs. As for me, I had never heard anything about Sensei's lifestyle. When I first became acquainted with Sensei, I doubted why he was playing around with me. Even after that, this doubt never left my mind. However, I always refrained from bringing up such a blatant issue in front of Sensei, thinking it was rude. My mind, which had rested its weary eyes with the color of the young leaves, once again struck with doubt.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 家: house (いえ), residence, dwelling, family, household | 問: question (とい), query, counter for questions (もん) |
| 方: direction (かた), way, person, lady, gentleman | 暮: sunset (くれ), sundown, nightfall, dusk, end | 何: what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing | 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident |
| 疑: doubt (ぎ), distrust, suspicion (of) | 其後: after that (そのあと), after that (そのご), after that (そののち), afterwards, afterwards | 絶: starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card (ぜつ) | 胸: chest (むな), chest (むね), breast, breast, breasts |
| 露骨: open (ろこつ), unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain | 問題: question (e.g. on a test) (もんだい), problem, problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue | 前: point (さき), tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line) | 持: draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.) (じ), tie |
| 何時: when (いつ), at what time, how soon, normal times, ordinary days | 若葉: new leaves (どんよう), new leaves (わかば), young leaves, young leaves, fresh verdure | 色: colour (いろ), color, hue, tint, tinge | 眼: eye (め), eyeball, eyesight, sight, vision |
| 偶然: coincidence (ぐうぜん), chance, accident, fortuity, by chance |