A short story written by Osamu Dazai (太宰治) in his usual dark humor. Like most of Dazai's work, this episode is based on the author's real life experience. The full text appears both in Japanese and in English. Language level: regular.
While the war is raging around Dazai and forces him to flee with his family from one bombed-out house to the next, his real concern seems to be how to show his young daughter the sea for the first time in her life.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
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About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using specially-made bilingual texts of authentic, unsimplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
While the war is raging around Dazai and forces him to flee with his family from one bombed-out house to the next, his real concern seems to be how to show his young daughter the sea for the first time in her life.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
===
Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
===
About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using specially-made bilingual texts of authentic, unsimplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
