Even A devil may cry
Even A devil may cry
Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there, and scared the children.
However, recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw him, but he didn't know why.
The devil was so sad about that, that he began to drink and cry in the lodge every day.
One evening, while the devil was crying, he heard a voice from the window of the lodge.
The devil noticed that a boy was looking inside from the window.
The boy asked him, "Sir, why are you crying?"
The devil answered, "I visit many festivals but children never fear me at all.
I am already useless, so I have no reason to live."
The boy went home, and talked his younger sister about it.
His sister said, "I pity him," and began to cry.
The children talked about what they would be able to do for it.
The next morning, while the devil was having his breakfast, he heard the voices of the children playing in the park near his lodge.
The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then left for the park.
He found the children, and said "Hello!" to them. To the devil's surprise, as soon as the children saw him, they screamed, and were afraid.
Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
A boy came near to the devil, and said, "Sir, it's good to see that everyone is afraid of you!"
The devil replied to the boy, "Thank you! Now, my life has a meaning! It's good for me to live."
A teardrop ran down from the devil's eye.
鬼の目にも涙
ある時、泣き上戸の鬼がいました。鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れて、子供達を怖がらせていました。
ところが、どういうわけか、最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んでは、メソメソと泣くようになりました。
ある日の夕方、鬼が泣いていると、小屋の窓から声がしました。
見ると男の子が、窓から中を見ていました。
男の子が鬼に聞きました。「鬼さん、何で泣いてるの?」
鬼が答えました。「何処の祭りに行っても、子供達が、私のことを全然怖がってくれないんだ。私はもう役にたたないから、生きててもしょうがないんだよ。」
男の子は、家に帰って、妹に、その事を話しました。
妹は、「鬼さんがかわいそう。」と言って、涙を流しました。
二人は、公園に行って、近所の子供達に、鬼のことを話しました。
子供達は、鬼のために何が出来るか話し合いました。
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていると、小屋の近くの公園の方から、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえました。
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、公園に向かいました。
公園で子供達を見つけて、「こんにちは!」と声をかけました。
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯え、皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出しました。
鬼は、びっくりして、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞きました。
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいて、言いました。「鬼さん、皆が怖がってくれて、良かったね!」
鬼が、男の子に言いました。「ありがとう。生きていて良かったよ。」
鬼の目から、一滴の涙が流れました。
Even A devil may cry
鬼の目にも涙
鬼（おに）：a demon, a cruel person, a heartless person, a person who is too severe or strict, a god who is very strict against your sins, a devil who may cause troubles to people.
目（め）：an eye(s)
鬼の目：the demon’s eyes
鬼の目にも：even on the demon’s eyes
涙（なみだ）：tears
鬼の目にも涙：Even the demons shed tears, Even the demons will be moved when they see something sad, Even the demons feel sympathy for someone
鬼の目にも涙 : Even the hardest heart will sometimes be moved to pity. (新和英中辞典: J-E Dictionary)
Once upon a time, there was a devil who often cried when drinking. Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there, and scared the children. However, recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw him, but he didn't know why.
ある時、泣き上戸の鬼がいました。鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れて、子供達を怖がらせていました。ところが、どういうわけか、最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。
ある時 (あるとき) : once upon a time
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
上戸 (じょうご) : someone who likes drinking, a tippler (noun)
泣き上戸 (なきじょうご) : a tippler who cries when drinking (noun clause)
鬼 (おに) : Japanese devils who exists in the imaginations of Japanese people in their culture (noun)
泣き上戸の鬼 : a devil who often or easily cries especially when drinking (noun clause)
いました。: There was a person. There were people. Someone was here/there.
ある時、鬼がいました。: Once upon a time, there was a devil.
泣き上戸の鬼がいました。: There was a devil who often cried when drinking.
ある時、泣き上戸の鬼がいました。: Once upon a time, there was a devil who often cried when drinking.
昔から (むかしから) : since ancient times, since old days, since many years ago
あちこち : here and there
祭り (まつり) : a festival
あちこちの祭り : festivals here and there
現れる (あらわれる) : to appear (verb)
現れました。: You appeared.
鬼は、昔から、祭りに現れました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals.
鬼は、あちこちの祭りに現れました。: The devil had appeared at festivals here and there.
鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れていました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there.
鬼は、祭りに現れて、... : The devil appeared at the festival and/then .....
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to be afraid (verb)
怖がらせる : to scare, to threaten (verb)
鬼は、子供達を怖がらせました。: The devil scared the children.
怖がらせていました。: You were scaring someone or people. (past progress), You used to scare someone or people. (past activity)
鬼は、子供達を怖がらせていました。: The devil had been scaring the children.
鬼は、昔から、子供達を怖がらせていました。: Since ancient times, the devil had been scaring the children.
鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れて、子供達を怖がらせていました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there, and scared the children.
ところが : however
どういうわけか : anyhow, somehow, a situation when you don't know why it happens or happened
最近 (さいきん) : recently (adverb)
最近の : recent (adjective)
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
最近の子供達 : recent children
見る (みる) : to see, to watch (verb)
見ても (みても) : even if you see it
鬼を見ても ; even if you see a devil
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to be afraid, to fear (verb)
なくなりました。: It disappeared. You no longer have it. There is no longer such a situation.
怖がらなくなりました。: You were no longer afraid.
子供達は、怖がらなくなりました。: The children were no longer afraid.
最近の子供達は、怖がらなくなりました。: Recently, the children were no longer afraid.
鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: You were no longer afraid when you saw a devil.
The devil was so sad about that, that he began to drink and cry in the lodge every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んでは、メソメソと泣くようになりました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
悩む (なやむ) : to worry, to concern, to have a trouble, to be distressed, to feel that you want to cry for something, to suffer from a circumstance (verb)
鬼は悩んだ。: The devil was distressed.
鬼は、悩んで、..... : The devil was distressed and/then/so .........
毎日 (まいにち) : every day (noun, adverb)
山小屋 (やまごや) : a lodge on the mountain
お酒 (おさけ) : sake, liquor, drink
飲む (のむ) : to drink (verb)
飲んだ。(のんだ) : You drank.
お酒を飲んだ。: You drank sake.
鬼は、山小屋で、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil drank in the lodge.
メソメソ : This is a mimetic word which express the feeling when you whimper as a weak person or a child who is sentimental. Used as in adverb.
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
泣いた。(ないた) : You cried.
鬼は泣いた。: The devil cried.
鬼は、毎日泣いた。: The devil cried every day.
鬼は、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil whimpered..
鬼は、毎日、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil cried every day.
鬼は、泣くようになりました。: The devil began to cry always, usually, often or sometimes. (regular activity)
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、泣くようになりました。: The devil was so sad about it, that he began to cry every day.
One evening, while the devil was crying, he heard a voice from the window of the lodge. The devil noticed that a boy was looking inside from the window. The boy asked him, "Sir, why are you crying?"
ある日の夕方、鬼が泣いていると、小屋の窓から声がしました。見ると男の子が、窓から中を見ていました。男の子が鬼に聞きました。「鬼さん、何で泣いてるの?」
ある日 (あるひ) : one day
夕方 (ゆうがた) : evening
ある日の夕方 : one evening
鬼 (おに) : a devil
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
泣いている (ないている) : You are crying.
泣いた。: You cried.
鬼が泣いた。: The devil cried.
泣いていた。: You were crying.
鬼が泣いていた。: The devil was crying.
ある日、鬼が泣いていた。: One day, the devil was crying.
夕方、鬼が泣いていた。: In the evening, the devil was crying.
ある日の夕方、鬼が泣いていた。: One evening, the devil was crying.
小屋 (こや) : a hut, a lodge
窓 (まど) : a window
小屋の窓 : the window of a hut
窓から : from the window
声 (こえ) : a voice
声がする : You hear someone's voice.
声がしました。: You heard a voice. Someone or something voiced.
ある日の夕方、声がしました。: One evening, you heard a voice.
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look at someone or something (verb)
見ると : when you pay attention to it / when you see it / when you moved your face toward it /
見ると...... : You noticed that ......
男 (おとこ) : a man (person), male (gender)
窓 (まど) : a window
中 (なか) : inside, in the container/room/etc.
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look at someone or something (verb)
中を見る : You see/watch/look inside the container/room/etc.
見ている。(みている) / 見ています。: You are seeing/watching/looking at someone or something. (present progress), You see/watch/look at someone or something every day/ often/usually/regularly. (current and recent regular activity)
見ていました。: You were seeing/watching/looking at someone or something. (past progress), You saw/watched/looked at someone or something every day/ often/usually/regularly. (past regular activity)
男の子が、見ていました。: A boy was seeing/watching it. A boy was looking at it.
男の子が、窓から見ていました。: A Boy was seeing/watching it from the window.
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy
鬼 (おに) : a devil in Japan culture
聞く (きく) : to hear, to listen (verb), to ask someone a question (verb)
聞きました。(ききました) : You heard. You listened to something. You asked someone a question.
男の子が聞きました。: The boy asked.
鬼さん : This is a friendly expression to call a devil when you speak to him. The feeling may be "Mr.," "Mrs.," "Miss.," "Ms.," "sir," "ma'am," "Dear," etc.
何? (なに?) : What?
何故? (なぜ) : Why?
何で? (なんで?) : Why? (casual, spoken expression)
泣いている。(ないている) / 泣いてる。 : You are crying. (The second one is casual expression.)
何故泣いてるの? / 何で泣いてるの？: Why are you crying? (casual and spoken expression, The second expression is more casual than the first one.)
The devil answered, "I visit many festivals but children never fear me at all. I am already useless, so I have no reason to live."
鬼が答えました。「何処の祭りに行っても、子供達が、私のことを全然怖がってくれないんだ。私はもう役にたたないから、生きててもしょうがないんだよ。」
鬼 (おに) : a devil (Japanese culture)
答えた。(こたえた) / 答えました。: You answered. (past action)
何処? (どこ?) : Where?
祭り (まつり) : a festival
何処の祭り? : Which festival?
行っても (いっても) : even though you went there
何処の祭りに行っても : even though you visited many festivals
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
私 (わたし) : I, my, me
私のこと : about me, of me, at me, with me, in me, something which is connected/related to me
全然 (ぜんぜん) : at all (This expression is often or usually used in a negative phrase to mean "not at all.")
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to fear, to express the feeling with your face and voice when you are scared (verb)
怖がらない : You are not scared. You do not fear. You do not express the feeling with your face or voice even if someone is trying to scare you.
怖がった (こわがった) : You were scared. You feared.
怖がらなかった。: You were not scared. You did not fear.
くれる : Someone gives you something you want.
子供達が、私のことを怖がってくれない。: Children do not fear me. (You wish you would be able to scare them.)
子供達が、私のことを全然怖がってくれないんだ。: Children never fear me at all.
もう : already, no longer (depends on the context, To get the real meaning, you need to pay more attention to the context, situation and the feeling rather than the grammar.)
役 (やく) : your duty, your part, your role
役にたつ : It is useful.
役にたたない : It is useless.
私はもう役にたたない : I am no longer useful/helpful. I am already useless.
役にたたないから : because it is useless.
私はもう役にたたないから、......... : I am already useless, so ..........
生きる (いきる) : to live, to be alive (verb)
生きてても : even though you are alive
仕方がない (しかたがない) : It can not be helped.
生きててもしょうがない。/ 生きててもしょうがないんだよ。: You have no reason to live. (casual, spoken expression, "生きててもしょうがないんだよ。" is more casual.), I have no reason to live. (in this context)
私は生きててもしょうがないんだよ。: I have no reason to live.
The boy went home, and talked to his younger sister about it. His sister said, "I pity him," and began to cry.
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy
家 (いえ) : a home, a house, your family
帰る (かえる ) : to return, to go/come to a place where you were from.
帰った。(かえった) / 帰りました。(かえりました) : You returned.
男の子は、家に帰った。: The boy went/came home.
家に帰って、... : You went/came home and/then ......
妹 (いもうと) : your younger sister
その事 (そのこと) : that matter, that event, a situation which you saw or experienced (noun)
話した。(はなした) / 話しました。: You talked. You spoke. You told.
男の子は、話しました。: The boy talked/spoke/told.
その事を話しました。: You talked about it.
妹に、話しました。: You talked to your younger sister.
男の子は、妹に、話しました。: The boy talked to his younger sister.
男の子は、家に帰って、その事を話しました。: The boy went home, and talked to someone about it.
男の子は、妹に、その事を話しました。: The boy talked to his younger sister about it.
鬼さん (おにさん) : a devil (friendly expression with "さん")
かわいそう。: poor, pitiable, wretched (adjective)
言った。 (いった) : You said. You told.
妹は、言った。: Your younger sister said/told.
涙 (なみだ) : a tear, tears
流す (ながす) : to shed, to pour, to splash (verb)
涙を流す。: to shed tears (verb)
Together they went to the park, and talked to the neighborhood children about the devil. The children talked about what they would be able to do for it.
二人は、公園に行って、近所の子供達に、鬼のことを話しました。子供達は、鬼の為に何が出来るか話し合いました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
二人は、公園に行った。: They, two people, went to the park.
二人は、公園に行って、..... : They went to the park and .........
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為 (ため) : for such a reason, for such a purpose
何? (なに?) : What?
出来る (できる) : You can do it. It is possible.
出来ない (できない) : You can not do it. It's impossible.
何が出来るか : what you can do (noun clause)
何が出来ないか : what you can not do (noun clause)
鬼のために何が出来るか : what you can do for the devil (noun clause)
話し合う (はなしあう) : to discuss something with someone, to talk about something with someone (verb)
何が出来るか話し合う : You talk about what you can do.
何が出来ないか話し合う : You talk about what you can not do.
話し合った。(はなしあった) / 話し合いました。(はなしあいました) : You talked with someone.
子供達は、何が出来るか話し合いました。: The children talked about what they would be able to do.
Example:
あなた : you, your (noun)
国 (くに) : a country (noun)
祖国(そこく) : your country which you love and respect (noun)
為 (ため) : a purpose or a reason which you have just mentioned
祖国があなたの為に何が出来るか : what your country can do for you (noun clause)
祖国の為に何が出来るか : what you can do for your country (noun clause)
問う (とう) : to ask a question (verb)
問いなさい！ (といなさい) : Ask!
「祖国があなたの為に何が出来るかではなく、あなたが祖国の為に何が出来るかを問いなさい！」: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country!" (John F. Kennedy)
The next morning, while the devil was having his breakfast, he heard the voices of the children playing in the park near his lodge. The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then left for the park.
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていると、小屋の近くの公園の方から、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえました。鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、公園に向かいました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
翌朝 (よくあさ) : the next morning
朝 (あさ) : morning
ご飯 (ごはん) : rice, a meal (noun, casual expression)
朝食 (ちょうしょく) : breakfast
朝ごはん : breakfast (casual expression)
食べる (たべる) : to eat food, to have a meal (verb)
食べた。(たべた) : You ate it. You had a meal.
朝ごはんを食べた。 : You had breakfast.
食べている : You are eating food.
朝ごはんを食べている : You are having your breakfast.
鬼が朝ごはんを食べている。: The devil is having his breakfast.
鬼が朝ごはんを食べていた。 : The devil was having his breakfast.
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていた。 : The next morning, the devil was having his breakfast.
小屋 (こや) : a hut, a lodge (literally "a small building")
近く (ちかく) : a near place (noun), nearly (adverb)
小屋の近くの : near the hut, near the lodge
近くの : close, near (adjective)
公園 (こうえん) : a park
近くの公園 : a park near your place (noun clause)
方 (ほう) / 方角 (ほうがく) / 方向 (ほうこう) : a direction toward something (noun)
公園の方 : the direction toward the park
公園の方から : from the park or somewhere around the park
小屋の近くの公園の方から : from somewhere around the park near your lodge
子供 (こども) : a child
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
遊ぶ声 (あそぶこえ) : a voice of someone who is playing (noun clause)
子供が遊ぶ声 : a voice of a child playing there
子供達が遊ぶ : Children play.
子供達が遊ぶ声 : voices of children playing there
聞こえる。(きこえる) / 聞こえます。: You hear it. You can hear it.
聞こえた。 / 聞こえました。: You heard it. You were able to hear it.
声が聞こえた。: You heard the voice.
翌朝、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえた。: The next morning, you heard the voice of the children playing.
公園の方から、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえた。: You heard the voices of the children playing in the park.
小屋の近くの公園の方から、遊ぶ声が聞こえた。: You heard the voices of someone playing in the park near the lodge.
三分間 (さんぷんかん) : three minutes (noun), for three minutes (adverb)
三分間で : in/within three minutes
食べ終わる : to finish your meal (verb)
ご飯を三分間で食べ終わる : to finish your meal in three minutes (verb)
食べ終わった。: You finished your meal.
鬼は、ご飯を食べ終わった。: The devil finished his meal.
公園に向かう : to leave for the park (verb)
公園に向かった。/ 公園に向かいました。: You left for the park, so you may be on the way to the park, or you have already arrived there.
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わった。: The devil finished his meal in three minutes.
食べ終わり、.... : You finished your meal and then .....
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、........ : The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then .........
鬼は、ご飯を食べ終わり、公園に向かった。: The devil finished his meal, then left for the park.
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、公園に向かった。: The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then left for the park.
He found the children, and said "Hello!" to them. To the devil's surprise, as soon as the children saw him, they screamed, and were afraid. Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
公園で子供達を見つけて、「こんにちは!」と声をかけました。ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯え、皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出しました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
子供 (こども) : a child
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
公園 (こうえん) : a park
見つける (みつける) : to find someone or something (verb)
見つけた。: You found someone or something.
公園で見つけた。: You found someone or something in the park.
鬼は公園で子供達を見つけた。 : The devil found the children in the park.
見つけて、... : You found it and/then/so .......
鬼は公園で子供達を見つけて、...... : The devil found the children in the park, and .......
声 (こえ) : a voice
声をかける : to say something to someone to start a conversation or chatting (verb) / to greet someone by saying a word such as "Hi!", "Hello!", etc. (verb)
声をかけた。/ 声をかけました。: You said something to someone.
鬼は、「こんにちは!」と声をかけた。: The devil said "Hello!" to you.
鬼は子供達を見つけて、声をかけた。: The devil found the children, and said something to them.
鬼は公園で子供達を見つけて、「こんにちは!」と声をかけた。: The devil found the children in the park, and said "Hello!" to them.
ところが : however / to your surprise
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look at someone or something (verb)
子供達は、鬼を見た。: The children saw the devil.
見るやいなや : as soon as you saw it
鬼を見るやいなや : as soon as you saw the devil
「キャー!」と言う : to scream, to say "キャー!" when you are scared by someone or something (verb)
言った。(いった) : You said. You told.
子供達は、「キャー!」と言った。: The children screamed.
ところが、子供達は、「キャー!」と言った。 : However, the children screamed.
言って、... (いって) : You said/told and/then .....
「キャー!」と言って、.... : You screamed and/then .....
子供達は、「キャー!」と言って、.... : The children screamed and/then ......
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、...... : However, as soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and .......
怯える (おびえる) : to be scared (verb)
怯えた。: You were afraid.
子供達は、怯えた。: The children were afraid.
ところが、子供達は怯えた。: However, the children were afraid.
子供達は、「キャー!」と言って、怯えた。: The children screamed, and were afraid.
子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯えた。: As soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and were afraid.
子供達は、怯え、.... : The children were afraid and/then ....
皆 (みんな) : everyone
ぶるぶる : This is a mimetic word which express the feeling when you shake your body with fear, or when you shiver with cold.
震える (ふるえる) : to shake, to vibrate (verb)
ぶるぶる震える : to tremble, to shake with fear, to shiver with cold (verb)
子供達は、ぶるぶる震えた。: The children trembled.
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
出す (だす) : to move/push/pull something out of container/room/etc. (verb)
泣き出す (なきだす) : to begin to cry (verb)
泣き出した。(なきだした) : You began to cry.
女の子は泣き出した。/ 女の子は泣き出しました。: A girl began to cry.
皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出した。: Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯え、皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出しました。: However, as soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and were afraid. Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
鬼 (おに) : a devil
びっくり : This is a mimetic word to express the feeling when you are surprised.
びっくりする : to be surprised (verb)
びっくりした。: You were surprised.
鬼は、びっくりした。: The devil was surprised.
鬼は、びっくりして、.... : The devil was surprised and/then/so ......
え? : Oh!, Huh? What?
私 (わたし) : I, my, me
私のこと : about me, in me, of me (depends on the context)
怖い (こわい) : scaring (adjective), afraid (adjective)
怖いの? : Are you scared? Do you fear? Are you afraid?
聞いた。(きいた) / 聞きました。(ききました) : You heard. You listened to it. You asked someone a question.
私のことが怖いの? : Are you afraid of me? Are you scared of me? Do you fear me?
鬼は、聞きました。: The devil asked a question. The devil heard. The devil listened.
「怖いの?」と聞いた。: You asked someone, "Are you afraid?"
鬼は、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞いた。: The devil asked you, "Oh! Are you afraid of me?"
鬼は、びっくりして、聞いた。: The devil was surprised and asked you something.
鬼は、びっくりして、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞いた。: The devil was surprised and asked you, "Oh! Are you afraid of me?"
ひとり : a person
男 (おとこ) : a man (person), male (gender)
子 (こ) : a child
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy (literally "a male child" emphasizing "male")
ひとりの男の子 : a boy (literally "one boy" emphasizing "one" )
近づく (ちかづく) : to approach, to come near to someone or something (verb)
鬼に近づいた。: You came near to the devil.
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいた。: A boy came near to the devil.
鬼に近づいて、.... : You came near to the devil and/then .....
言った。 (いった) / 言いました。(いいました) : You said. You told.
ひとりの男の子が、言いました。: A boy said. A boy told.
鬼に近づいて、言いました。: You came near to the devil, and said something.
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいて、言いました。: A boy came near to the devil, and said something.
鬼さん : This is a casual, friendly expression to call a devil. The feeling of it may be "Sir," "Mr. Devil," etc.
皆 (みんな) : everyone
怖がる (こわがる) : to fear, to be scared (verb), to express the feeling with your face and/or voice when you are scared (verb)
怖がった。(こわがった) : You were afraid/frightened. You were scared. You expressed the feeling when you were scared.
くれる :Someone gives you something you want, so you will be happy about it.
怖がってくれた。: Someone was afraid when you tried to scare him or her, so you enjoyed it.
皆が怖がってくれた。: Everyone was afraid of you. (You were probably happy because it was the situation which you wanted to see.)
怖がってくれて、... : Someone was afraid/scared and/then/so ....
良い (よい) : good, fine, well, nice (adjective)
良かった! (よかった) : That's good! You are lucky!
良かったね! (よかったね) : That's good, isn't it? You are lucky, aren't you?
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいて、言いました。「鬼さん、皆が怖がってくれて、良かったね!」: A boy came near to the devil, and said, "Sir, it's good to see that everyone is afraid of you!"
The devil replied to the boy, "Thank you! Now, my life has a meaning! It's good for me to live." A teardrop ran down from the devil's eye.
鬼 (おに) : a devil
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy
言いました。(いいました) : You said. You told.
鬼が、言いました。: The devil said/told.
生きる (いきる) : to live your life (verb)<---> 死ぬ (しぬ) : to die (verb)
生きている : You are alive.
生きていて.... : You are alive and ......
生きていて良かった。: It's good for you to live.
良かったよ。(よかったよ) : That's good! It was good! You were lucky! (casual and spoken expression)
生きていて良かったよ。: It's good for you to live. (casual, spoken expression)
目 (め) : an eye, eyes
目から : from your eyes
鬼の目 : a devil's eye, devil's eyes
鬼の目から : from the devil's eyes
涙 (なみだ) : a tear, tears
一滴の涙 : a drop of tear
流れた。(ながれた) / 流れました。: It flowed.
涙が流れる : Tears flow.
涙が流れた。/ 涙が流れました。: Tears ran down. Tears flowed.
一滴の涙が流れた。: A teardrop ran down.
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
上戸 (じょうご) : someone who likes drinking, a tippler (noun)
泣き上戸 (なきじょうご) : a tippler who cries when drinking (noun clause)
鬼 (おに) : Japanese devils who exists in the imaginations of Japanese people in their culture (noun)
泣き上戸の鬼 : a devil who often or easily cries especially when drinking (noun clause)
鬼がいました。: There was a devil here/there.
ある時、鬼がいました。: Once upon a time, there was a devil.
泣き上戸の鬼がいました。: There was a devil who often cried when drinking.
ある時、泣き上戸の鬼がいました。: Once upon a time, there was a devil who often cried when drinking.
あちこち : here and there
祭り (まつり) : a festival
あちこちの祭り : festivals here and there
現れる (あらわれる) : to appear (verb)
現れました。: You appeared.
鬼は、昔から、祭りに現れました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals.
鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れていました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there.
鬼は、祭りに現れて、... : The devil appeared at the festival and/then .....
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to be afraid (verb)
怖がらせる : to scare, to threaten (verb)
鬼は、子供達を怖がらせました。: The devil scared the children.
怖がらせていました。: You were scaring someone or people. (past progress), You used to scare someone or people. (past activity)
鬼は、子供達を怖がらせていました。: The devil had been scaring the children.
鬼は、昔から、あちこちの祭りに現れて、子供達を怖がらせていました。: Since ancient times, the devil had appeared at festivals here and there, and scared the children.
ところが : however
どういうわけか : anyhow, somehow, a situation when you don't know why it happens or happened
最近 (さいきん) : recently (adverb)
最近の : recent (adjective)
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
最近の子供達 : recent children
見る (みる) : to see, to watch (verb)
見ても (みても) : even if you see it
鬼を見ても ; even if you see a devil
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to be afraid, to fear (verb)
なくなりました。: It disappeared. You no longer have it. There is no longer such a situation.
怖がらなくなりました。: You were no longer afraid.
最近の子供達は、怖がらなくなりました。: Recently, the children were no longer afraid.
最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: Recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw the devil.
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: However, the children were no longer afraid when they saw the devil.
どういうわけか、最近の子供達は、怖がらなくなりました。: Recently, the children were no longer afraid of it, but he or she didn't know why.
ところが、どういうわけか、子供達は、怖がらなくなりました。: However, the children were no longer afraid of it, but he or she didn't know why.
ところが、最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: However, recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw the devil.
どういうわけか、最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: Recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw the devil, but he didn't know why.
ところが、どういうわけか、最近の子供達は、鬼を見ても怖がらなくなりました。: However, recently, the children were no longer afraid when they saw the devil, but he didn't know why.
The devil was so sad about that, that he began to drink and cry in the lodge every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んでは、メソメソと泣くようになりました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
悩む (なやむ) : to worry, to concern, to have a trouble, to be distressed, to feel that you want to cry for something, to suffer from a circumstance (verb)
鬼は悩んだ。: The devil was distressed.
悩んで (なやんで) : having a trouble, sadly (adverb)
鬼は、悩んで、..... : The devil was distressed and/then/so .........
山小屋 (やまごや) : a lodge on the mountain
お酒 (おさけ) : sake, liquor, drink
飲む (のむ) : to drink (verb)
飲んだ。(のんだ) : You drank.
お酒を飲んだ。: You drank sake.
鬼は、毎日、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil drank every day.
鬼は、山小屋で、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil drank in the lodge.
鬼は、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil drank in the lodge every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil was so sad about that, that he drank in the lodge every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲むようになりました。: The devil was so sad about, that he began to drink every day.
鬼は、お酒を飲んでは、...... : Each time the devil drank, .........
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲んだ。: The devil was so sad about that, that he drank in the lodge every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、山小屋で、お酒を飲むようになりました。: The devil was so sad about, that he began to drink every day.
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
泣いた。(ないた) : You cried.
鬼は泣いた。: The devil cried.
鬼は、毎日泣いた。: The devil cried every day.
鬼は、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil whimpered..
鬼は、毎日、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil cried every day.
鬼は、山小屋で、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil cried in the lodge.
鬼は、お酒を飲んでは、メソメソと泣いた。: The devil drank and cried.
鬼は、泣くようになりました。: The devil began to cry always, usually, often or sometimes. (regular activity)
鬼は、毎日、泣くようになりました。: The devil began to cry every day.
鬼は、悩んで、毎日、泣くようになりました。: The devil was so sad about it, that he began to cry every day.
One evening, while the devil was crying, he heard a voice from the window of the lodge. The devil noticed that a boy was looking inside from the window. The boy asked him, "Sir, why are you crying?"
ある日の夕方、鬼が泣いていると、小屋の窓から声がしました。見ると男の子が、窓から中を見ていました。男の子が鬼に聞きました。「鬼さん、何で泣いてるの?」
夕方 (ゆうがた) : evening
ある日の夕方 : one evening
鬼 (おに) : a devil
泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
泣いている (ないている) : You are crying.
泣いた。: You cried.
鬼が泣いた。: The devil cried.
泣いていた。: You were crying.
鬼が泣いていた。: The devil was crying.
ある日、鬼が泣いていた。: One day, the devil was crying.
夕方、鬼が泣いていた。: In the evening, the devil was crying.
ある日の夕方、鬼が泣いていた。: One evening, the devil was crying.
鬼が泣いていると : while the devil was crying
窓 (まど) : a window
小屋の窓 : the window of a hut
窓から : from the window
声 (こえ) : a voice
声がする : You hear someone's voice.
声がしました。: You heard a voice. Someone or something voiced.
ある日の夕方、声がしました。: One evening, you heard a voice.
小屋の窓から声がしました。: You heard a voice from the window of the lodge.
見ると : when you pay attention to it / when you see it / when you moved your face toward it /
見ると...... : You noticed that ......
男 (おとこ) : a man (person), male (gender)
子 (こ) : a child
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy
窓 (まど) : a window
窓から : from the window
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look at someone or something (verb)
中を見る : You see/watch/look inside the container/room/etc.
見ている。(みている) / 見ています。: You are seeing/watching/looking at someone or something. (present progress), You see/watch/look at someone or something every day/ often/usually/regularly. (current and recent regular activity)
男の子が、見ていました。: A boy was seeing/watching it. A boy was looking at it.
見ると男の子が、見ていました。: You noticed that a boy was seeing/watching it.
男の子が、中を見ていました。: A boy was looking inside.
鬼 (おに) : a devil in Japan culture
聞く (きく) : to hear, to listen (verb), to ask someone a question (verb)
聞きました。(ききました) : You heard. You listened to something. You asked someone a question.
男の子が聞きました。: The boy asked.
鬼に聞きました。: You asked the devil.
男の子が鬼に聞きました。: The boy asked the devil.
何? (なに?) : What?
何故? (なぜ) : Why?
何で? (なんで?) : Why? (casual, spoken expression)
泣いているの? / 泣いてるの? : Are you crying? (casual, spoken expression, The second expression is more casual than the first one)
何故泣いてるの? / 何で泣いてるの？: Why are you crying? (casual and spoken expression, The second expression is more casual than the first one.)
The devil answered, "I visit many festivals but children never fear me at all. I am already useless, so I have no reason to live."
鬼が答えました。「何処の祭りに行っても、子供達が、私のことを全然怖がってくれないんだ。私はもう役にたたないから、生きててもしょうがないんだよ。」
鬼 (おに) : a devil (Japanese culture)
答えた。(こたえた) / 答えました。: You answered. (past action)
何処? (どこ?) : Where?
祭り (まつり) : a festival
何処の祭り? : Which festival?
行っても (いっても) : even though you went there
何処の祭りに行っても : even though you visited many festivals
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
私 (わたし) : I, my, me
私のこと : about me, of me, at me, with me, in me, something which is connected/related to me
全然 (ぜんぜん) : at all (This expression is often or usually used in a negative phrase to mean "not at all.")
怖がる (こわがる) : to be scared, to fear, to express the feeling with your face and voice when you are scared (verb)
怖がらない : You are not scared. You do not fear. You do not express the feeling with your face or voice even if someone is trying to scare you.
怖がった (こわがった) : You were scared. You feared.
怖がらなかった。: You were not scared. You did not fear.
くれる : Someone gives you something you want.
くれない : Someone doesn't give you something you want.
怖がってくれない : Unfortunately, someone doesn't/didn't fear you when you want/wanted to scare him or her. You failed to scare him or her.子供達が、私のことを怖がってくれない。: Children do not fear me. (You wish you would be able to scare them.)
くれないんだ。: He/She doesn't/didn't give it to me. (casual, spoken expression)
子供達が、私のことを全然怖がってくれないんだ。: Children never fear me at all.
役 (やく) : your duty, your part, your role
役にたつ : It is useful.
役にたたない : It is useless.
私はもう役にたたない : I am no longer useful/helpful. I am already useless.
私はもう役にたたないから、......... : I am already useless, so ..........
生きてても : even though you are alive
仕方がない (しかたがない) : It can not be helped.
しょうがない : It can not be helped. You have no reason to do it. It is beyond your control. There is not meaning for you to do it. (casual, spoken expression, This expression will be spoken like "しょーがない" in natural speed.)
私は生きててもしょうがないんだよ。: I have no reason to live.
私はもう生きててもしょうがないんだよ。: I no longer have reason to live.
私はもう役にたたないから、生きててもしょうがないんだよ。: I am already useless, so I have no reason to live.The boy went home, and talked to his younger sister about it. His sister said, "I pity him," and began to cry.
男の子は、家に帰って、妹に、その事を話しました。妹は、「鬼さんがかわいそう。」と言って、涙を流しました。
家 (いえ) : a home, a house, your family
帰る (かえる ) : to return, to go/come to a place where you were from.
帰った。(かえった) / 帰りました。(かえりました) : You returned.
男の子は、家に帰った。: The boy went/came home.
家に帰って、... : You went/came home and/then ......
妹 (いもうと) : your younger sister
その事 (そのこと) : that matter, that event, a situation which you saw or experienced (noun)
話した。(はなした) / 話しました。: You talked. You spoke. You told.
男の子は、話しました。: The boy talked/spoke/told.
その事を話しました。: You talked about it.
妹に、話しました。: You talked to your younger sister.
男の子は、妹に、話しました。: The boy talked to his younger sister.
男の子は、その事を話しました。: The boy talked to someone about it.
男の子は、家に帰って、妹に、その事を話しました。: The boy went home, and talked to his younger sister about it.
かわいそう。: poor, pitiable, wretched (adjective)
言った。 (いった) : You said. You told.
妹は、言った。: Your younger sister said/told.
「鬼さんがかわいそう。」と言った。: You said "I pity the devil."
妹は、「鬼さんがかわいそう。」と言った。: Your younger sister said, "I pity the devil."
言って、... (いって) : You said/told and/then .......
流す (ながす) : to shed, to pour, to splash (verb)
流した。 (ながした) : You shed. (past action), You poured. You splashed.
涙を流した。/ 涙を流しました。: You shed tears. (past action)
妹は、涙を流した。: A younger sister shed tears. (past action)
妹は、「鬼さんがかわいそう。」と言って、涙を流しました。: His sister said, "I pity him," and began to cry.
Together they went to the park, and talked to the neighborhood children about the devil. The children talked about what they would be able to do for it.
二人は、公園に行って、近所の子供達に、鬼のことを話しました。子供達は、鬼の為に何が出来るか話し合いました。
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
鬼 (おに) : a devil
二人 (ふたり) : two people, those two people, the two people who have already been mentioned, they as two people, Together they (as two people)
公園 (こうえん) : a park
行った。(いった) : You went there.
公園に行った。: You went to the park.
二人は、公園に行った。: They, two people, went to the park.
行って、... (いって) : You went there and .......
二人は、公園に行って、..... : They went to the park and .........
近所 (きんじょ) : near your house, the neighborhood
近所の子供達 : the neighborhood children
こと : an event, an issue, a situation, something which you have just mentioned (This part is used to make a noun or noun clause.)
鬼のこと : something about the devil (This expression works as a noun.)
話した。(はなした) / 話しました。: You talked. You spoke. You told.
子供達に話した。: You talked to the children.
鬼のことを話した。: You talked to someone about the devil.
二人は、子供達に、話しました。: They talked to the children.
二人は、近所の子供達に、話しました。: They talked to the neighborhood children.
二人は、鬼のことを話しました。: They talked to someone about the devil.
二人は、近所の子供達に、鬼のことを話しました。: They talked to the neighborhood children about the devil.
為 (ため) : for such a reason, for such a purpose
何? (なに?) : What?
出来る (できる) : You can do it. It is possible.
出来ない (できない) : You can not do it. It's impossible.
何が出来るか : what you can do (noun clause)
何が出来ないか : what you can not do (noun clause)
話し合う (はなしあう) : to discuss something with someone, to talk about something with someone (verb)
何が出来るか話し合う : You talk about what you can do.
何が出来ないか話し合う : You talk about what you can not do.
子供達は、話し合いました。: The children talked about it.
何が出来るか話し合いました。: You talked about what you would be able to do for it.子供達は、何が出来るか話し合いました。: The children talked about what they would be able to do.
子供達は、鬼の為に何が出来るか話し合いました。: The children talked about what they would be able to do for the devil.
Example:
あなた : you, your (noun)
国 (くに) : a country (noun)
祖国(そこく) : your country which you love and respect (noun)
為 (ため) : a purpose or a reason which you have just mentioned
祖国があなたの為に何が出来るか : what your country can do for you (noun clause)
祖国の為に何が出来るか : what you can do for your country (noun clause)
問う (とう) : to ask a question (verb)
問いなさい！ (といなさい) : Ask!
「祖国があなたの為に何が出来るかではなく、あなたが祖国の為に何が出来るかを問いなさい！」: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country!" (John F. Kennedy)
The next morning, while the devil was having his breakfast, he heard the voices of the children playing in the park near his lodge. The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then left for the park.
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていると、小屋の近くの公園の方から、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえました。鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、公園に向かいました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
翌朝 (よくあさ) : the next morning
朝 (あさ) : morning
ご飯 (ごはん) : rice, a meal (noun, casual expression)
朝食 (ちょうしょく) : breakfast
朝ごはん : breakfast (casual expression)
食べる (たべる) : to eat food, to have a meal (verb)
食べた。(たべた) : You ate it. You had a meal.
朝ごはんを食べた。 : You had breakfast.
食べている : You are eating food.
朝ごはんを食べている : You are having your breakfast.
鬼が朝ごはんを食べている。: The devil is having his breakfast.
鬼が朝ごはんを食べていた。 : The devil was having his breakfast.
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていた。 : The next morning, the devil was having his breakfast.
食べていると : while you are eating, during your meal
翌朝、鬼が朝ごはんを食べていると、..... : The next morning, while the devil was having his breakfast, ........近く (ちかく) : a near place (noun), nearly (adverb)
小屋の近くの : near the hut, near the lodge
近くの : close, near (adjective)
公園 (こうえん) : a park
方 (ほう) / 方角 (ほうがく) / 方向 (ほうこう) : a direction toward something (noun)
公園の方 : the direction toward the park
小屋の近くの公園の方から : from somewhere around the park near your lodge
子供 (こども) : a child
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
子供が遊ぶ声 : a voice of a child playing there
子供達が遊ぶ : Children play.
子供達が遊ぶ声 : voices of children playing there
聞こえる。(きこえる) / 聞こえます。: You hear it. You can hear it.
聞こえた。 / 聞こえました。: You heard it. You were able to hear it.
翌朝、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえた。: The next morning, you heard the voice of the children playing.
公園の方から、子供達が遊ぶ声が聞こえた。: You heard the voices of the children playing in the park.
三分間 (さんぷんかん) : three minutes (noun), for three minutes (adverb)
三分間で : in/within three minutes
食べる (たべる) : to eat (verb)
終わる (おわる) : to end, to finish (verb)
ご飯を三分間で食べ終わる : to finish your meal in three minutes (verb)
食べ終わった。: You finished your meal.
鬼は、ご飯を食べ終わった。: The devil finished his meal.
向かう (むかう) : to go toward a certain place or direction (verb)
公園に向かった。/ 公園に向かいました。: You left for the park, so you may be on the way to the park, or you have already arrived there.
鬼は、公園に向かった。: The devil left for the park.
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わった。: The devil finished his meal in three minutes.
食べ終わり、.... : You finished your meal and then .....
鬼は、ご飯を食べ終わり、公園に向かった。: The devil finished his meal, then left for the park.
鬼は、ご飯を三分間で食べ終わり、公園に向かった。: The devil finished his meal in three minutes, then left for the park.
He found the children, and said "Hello!" to them. To the devil's surprise, as soon as the children saw him, they screamed, and were afraid. Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
鬼 (おに) : a devil
子供 (こども) : a child
子供達 (こどもたち) : children
公園 (こうえん) : a park
見つける (みつける) : to find someone or something (verb)
見つけた。: You found someone or something.
鬼は見つけた。 : The devil found it.
子供達を見つけた。: You found the children.
鬼は公園で見つけた。 : The devil found it in the park.
鬼は子供達を見つけた。 : The devil found the children.
鬼は公園で子供達を見つけた。 : The devil found the children in the park.
鬼は公園で子供達を見つけて、...... : The devil found the children in the park, and .......
「こんにちは!」: "Hello!"
声 (こえ) : a voice
声をかける : to say something to someone to start a conversation or chatting (verb) / to greet someone by saying a word such as "Hi!", "Hello!", etc. (verb)
声をかけた。/ 声をかけました。: You said something to someone.
鬼は、「こんにちは!」と声をかけた。: The devil said "Hello!" to you.
鬼は子供達を見つけて、声をかけた。: The devil found the children, and said something to them.
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ところが : however / to your surprise
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look at someone or something (verb)
子供達は、鬼を見た。: The children saw the devil.
見るやいなや : as soon as you saw it
鬼を見るやいなや : as soon as you saw the devil
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った。(いった) : You said. You told.
子供達は、「キャー!」と言った。: The children screamed.
ところが、子供達は、「キャー!」と言った。 : However, the children screamed.
言って、... (いって) : You said/told and/then .....
「キャー!」と言って、.... : You screamed and/then .....
子供達は、「キャー!」と言って、.... : The children screamed and/then ......
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、...... : However, as soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and .......
怯えた。: You were afraid.
ところが、子供達は怯えた。: However, the children were afraid.
子供達は、「キャー!」と言って、怯えた。: The children screamed, and were afraid.
子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯えた。: As soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and were afraid.
子供達は、怯え、.... : The children were afraid and/then ....
ぶるぶる : This is a mimetic word which express the feeling when you shake your body with fear, or when you shiver with cold.
震える (ふるえる) : to shake, to vibrate (verb)
ぶるぶる震える : to tremble, to shake with fear, to shiver with cold (verb)
子供達は、ぶるぶる震えた。: The children trembled.
皆、ぶるぶる震えて、.... : Everyone trembled and/then .....
女の子 (おんなのこ) : a girl泣く (なく) : to cry (verb)
出す (だす) : to move/push/pull something out of container/room/etc. (verb)
泣き出す (なきだす) : to begin to cry (verb)
泣き出した。(なきだした) : You began to cry.
女の子は泣き出した。/ 女の子は泣き出しました。: A girl began to cry.
皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出した。: Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
ところが、子供達は、鬼を見るやいなや、「キャー!」と言って、怯え、皆、ぶるぶる震えて、女の子は泣き出しました。: However, as soon as the children saw the devil, they screamed, and were afraid. Everyone trembled, and a girl began to cry.
The devil was surprised and asked them, "Oh! Are you afraid of me?" A boy came near to the devil, and said, "Sir, it's good to see that everyone is afraid of you!"
鬼は、びっくりして、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞きました。ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいて、言いました。「鬼さん、皆が怖がってくれて、良かったね!」
鬼 (おに) : a devil
びっくり : This is a mimetic word to express the feeling when you are surprised.
びっくりする : to be surprised (verb)
びっくりした。: You were surprised.
鬼は、びっくりした。: The devil was surprised.
鬼は、びっくりして、.... : The devil was surprised and/then/so ......
え? : Oh!, Huh? What?
私 (わたし) : I, my, me
私のこと : about me, in me, of me (depends on the context)
怖い (こわい) : scaring (adjective), afraid (adjective)
怖いの? : Are you scared? Do you fear? Are you afraid?
聞いた。(きいた) / 聞きました。(ききました) : You heard. You listened to it. You asked someone a question.
私のことが怖いの? : Are you afraid of me? Are you scared of me? Do you fear me?
鬼は、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞いた。: The devil asked you, "Oh! Are you afraid of me?"
鬼は、びっくりして、聞いた。: The devil was surprised and asked you something.
鬼は、びっくりして、「え? 私のことが怖いの?」と聞いた。: The devil was surprised and asked you, "Oh! Are you afraid of me?"
ひとり : a person
男 (おとこ) : a man (person), male (gender)
子 (こ) : a child
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy (literally "a male child" emphasizing "male")
ひとりの男の子 : a boy (literally "one boy" emphasizing "one" )
近づく (ちかづく) : to approach, to come near to someone or something (verb)
鬼に近づいた。: You came near to the devil.
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいた。: A boy came near to the devil.
鬼に近づいて、.... : You came near to the devil and/then .....
言った。 (いった) / 言いました。(いいました) : You said. You told.
ひとりの男の子が、言いました。: A boy said. A boy told.
鬼に近づいて、言いました。: You came near to the devil, and said something.
ひとりの男の子が、鬼に近づいて、言いました。: A boy came near to the devil, and said something.
鬼さん : This is a casual, friendly expression to call a devil. The feeling of it may be "Sir," "Mr. Devil," etc.
皆 (みんな) : everyone
怖がる (こわがる) : to fear, to be scared (verb), to express the feeling with your face and/or voice when you are scared (verb)
怖がった。(こわがった) : You were afraid/frightened. You were scared. You expressed the feeling when you were scared.
くれる :Someone gives you something you want, so you will be happy about it.
怖がってくれた。: Someone was afraid when you tried to scare him or her, so you enjoyed it.
皆が怖がってくれた。: Everyone was afraid of you. (You were probably happy because it was the situation which you wanted to see.)
怖がってくれて、... : Someone was afraid/scared and/then/so ....
良い (よい) : good, fine, well, nice (adjective)
良かった! (よかった) : That's good! You are lucky!
良かったね! (よかったね) : That's good, isn't it? You are lucky, aren't you?
鬼さん、良かったね! : Mr devil, I'm glad to see this!
皆が怖がってくれて、良かったね!: It's good to see that everyone is afraid of you!"
皆が怖がってくれて、良かったね!: It's good to see that everyone is afraid of you!"
鬼が、男の子に言いました。「ありがとう。生きていて良かったよ。」鬼の目から、一滴の涙が流れました。
鬼 (おに) : a devil
男の子 (おとこのこ) : a boy
言いました。(いいました) : You said. You told.
鬼が、言いました。: The devil said/told.
男の子に言いました。: Someone said to the boy. Someone told the boy.
鬼が、男の子に言いました。: The devil said to the boy.
ありがとう。: Thanks!鬼が、男の子に言いました。: The devil said to the boy.
生きる (いきる) : to live your life (verb)<---> 死ぬ (しぬ) : to die (verb)
生きている : You are alive.
生きていて.... : You are alive and ......
生きていて良かった。: It's good for you to live.
良かったよ。(よかったよ) : That's good! It was good! You were lucky! (casual and spoken expression)
目 (め) : an eye, eyes
目から : from your eyes
鬼の目 : a devil's eye, devil's eyes
鬼の目から : from the devil's eyes
一つ (ひとつ) : one thing
滴 (しずく) : a drop, drops
一滴 (ひとしずく) : a drop滴 (しずく) : a drop, drops
涙 (なみだ) : a tear, tears
一滴の涙 : a drop of tear
涙が流れる : Tears flow.
涙が流れた。/ 涙が流れました。: Tears ran down. Tears flowed.
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