私は其夜十時過に先生の家を辭した。二三日うちに歸國する筈になつてゐたので、座を立つ前に私は一寸暇乞の言葉を述べた。
translation
"I left the teacher's house at around 10:00 that night." I was supposed to be back in Japan in a few days, so before I left the room, I asked for a moment's rest.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 家: house (いえ), residence, dwelling, family, household | 二三日: 23rd day of the month (にじゅうさんにち), 23 days, two or three days (にさんにち) |
| 座: seat (ざ), place, position, status, gathering | 前: point (さき), tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line) | 一寸: one sun (approx. 3.03 cm) (いっすん), little bit (of time, distance, etc.), a little (ちょいと), a little (ちょっと), a little (ちょと) | 暇乞: leave-taking (いとまごい), (saying) goodbye, requesting leave (from work) |
| 言葉: language (けとば), language (ことば), dialect, dialect, word | 述: dictation (じゅつ), verbal statement |