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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Japanese term or phrase: そうは、お前、体がもたんよ, 木(こ)の間(ま)に | 半白の坊主頭を、頂辺(てっぺん)から盆(ぼん)の窪(くぼ)へ、クルリとひと撫(な)でしたのは、いくぶんてれくさげだったが、憚(はばか)るところのない笑い声で、高らかに、
「そうは、お前、体がもたんよ」
「莫迦(ばか)ねえ、あんたは」
軽く瀬戸物の触れ合う音がし、硝子戸があいて、締って、木(こ)の間(ま)に赤い帯がチラつき、跫音が遠ざかった。 |
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| | see at expl. | Explanation:
If you continue in this way, your body will no longer make it.
そうは、（continue in this way) お前（＝you;not very friendly-boyish）体が持ってません（＝body will not longer hold) or something like this
木の間に （＝between the trees),
for 木usually you say きand only on very few occassions [こ] |
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| May 10, 2009 - Changes made by Gertraud K.: | | Edited KOG entry | Gertraud K.'s old entry - "そうは、お前、体がもたんよ, 木(こ)の間(ま)に" => "see at expl." | | May 10, 2009 - Changes made by Gertraud K.: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term |
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