Hashijutsu Episode 4: The Piano Girl
Hashijutsu
Once upon a time, there was a man who founded a new martial art in Japan. This is a story he wrote in 2017.
Episode-1. A Hidden Martial Art
Episode-2. A Vital Check
Episode-3. The Battle With A Fly
Episode-4. The Piano Girl
Episode-5. Cold Shoulder
Episode-6. J.J. Dojo
Episode-7. Warm-up exercise
Hashijutsu Episode 4: The Piano Girl
After losing the battle with the fly, I was disheartened and spent days wallowing in despair. Concerned neighbors suggested I attend some events. A family next door gave me a ticket to a piano recital by students of the Ahamay Music School. I thanked them and decided to go.
The first performer was a three-year-old girl. Her hands and fingers were tiny and delicate. She began playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb." To my amazement, she moved her hands and fingers incredibly fast and accurately. Though she made minor mistakes, they were negligible—less than 1% of the performance.
Watching her miraculous technique, I imagined that if she tried, she could catch flies in mid-air with chopsticks. At the end of her performance, I shouted, "Bravo!"
4. ใใขใๅผพใใฎๅฐๅฅณ
่ฟใจใฎ้ใใซๆใใ็งใฏ、ๆใ็ฎธ่กใซใใใใ่ชไฟกใๅฎๅ จใซๅคฑใ、ๅชๅคฑๆใๆใใชใใ็กๆๅณใชๆฏๆฅใ้ใใใฆใใ。่ฟๆใฎไบบใ ใฏ、็งใฎไบใๅฟใใๅฟ้ ใ、ไฝใๅฌใใซใงใ่กใฃใฆใฟใใใฉใใใจๅงใใฆใใใ。
้ฃใซไฝใๅฎถๆใฏ、AHAMAY้ณๆฅฝๅญฆๆ กใฎ็ๅพ้ใฎใใขใ็บ่กจไผใฎใใฑใใใใใใ。็งใฏๆ่ฌใ、ใใฎใคใใณใใซ่ถณใ้ใใ 。1ไบบ็ฎใฎๆผๅฅ่ ใฏ、3ๆญณใฎๅฅณใฎๅญใง、ใใฎๆใจๆใฏใจใฆใๅฐใใ่ฏๅฅขใซ่ฆใใ。ใใใฆๅฝผๅฅณใฏ、「ใกใชใผใใใฎ็พ」ใใใขใใงๅผพใๅงใใ。ใใฎๆผๅฅใๅงใพใฃใฆใใใซ、ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆใจใใฎๆใ、ไฟกใใใใชใ็จใฎ้ใใจๆญฃ็ขบใใงๅใใฎใ่ฆใฆ、็งใฏใทใงใใฏใๅใใ。่ฅๅนฒใฎ้้ใใฏๆใฃใใ、ใใใฏๆฎใฉ็ก่ฆๅบๆฅใ็จๅบฆใง、ๆฒๅ จไฝใใ่ฆใใฐ、ใใใใ1ใใผใปใณใใซใใชใใชใใฃใใฏใใ 。
็งใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆใจๆใฎๅใใซ่ฆๅ ฅใฃใฆใใ。ใใใฏๅฅ่ทกใจใใไป็กใใฃใ。ใใใใฏใใไบใๆณๅใใฆใใ。ใใ、ๅฝผๅฅณใๆฌๆฐใๅบใใฐ、็ฎธใไฝฟใฃใฆ็ฉบไธญใง่ฟใๆใพใใไบใๅบๆฅใใใ็ฅใใชใใจ。ๆผๅฅใ็ตใใฃใใจใ、ๆใใ็งใฏ「ใใฉใใผ」ใจๅซใใ 。
Words and phrases
4. The Piano Girl
4. ใใขใๅผพใใฎๅฐๅฅณ
ใใขใ : a piano
ๅผพใ (ใฒใ) : to play a music instrument (verb)
ใใขใๅผพใ (ใดใใฎใฒใ) : a pianist (noun)
ๅฐๅฅณ (ใใใใใ) : a girl
ใใขใๅผพใใฎๅฐๅฅณ : a girl who plays piano (noun clause)
ใใใ : a match, matches
ๅฃฒใ (ใใ) : to sell (verb)
ใใใๅฃฒใ (ใพใฃใกใใ) : a match seller, someone who sells matches (noun)
ใใใๅฃฒใใฎๅฐๅฅณ : The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
่ฟใจใฎ้ใใซๆใใ็งใฏ、ๆใ็ฎธ่กใซใใใใ่ชไฟกใๅฎๅ จใซๅคฑใ、ๅชๅคฑๆใๆใใชใใ็กๆๅณใชๆฏๆฅใ้ใใใฆใใ。
After losing the battle with the fly, I totally lost my confidence in my Hashijutsu and wasted days wallowing in despair.
่ฟ(ใฏใ): a fly
้ใ(ใใใใ): a battle
่ฟใจใฎ้ใ：the battle with a fly
ๆใใ(ใใถใใ): to lose a game, a battle, etc.
็ง(ใใใ): I / my / me
้ใใซๆใใ็ง：I, who lost the battle
ๆ (ใใ) : I / my / me (poetic and old fashioned expression)
ๆใ็ฎธ่ก (ใใใฏใใใ ใค)：my hashijutsu (poetic and old fashioned expression)
ๅฏพใใ（ใใใใ）：to, for, against, about, at, in, of (depends on the context)
่ชไฟก(ใใใ): the confidence
็ฎธ่กใซๅฏพใใ่ชไฟก(ใฏใใใ ใคใซ ใใใใ ใใใ): the confidence in Hashijutsu
ๅฎๅ จใซ(ใใใใใซ): totally, perfectly, absolutely
ๅคฑใ(ใใใชใ): to lose
่ชไฟกใๅคฑใ：to lose the confidence
็งใฏ、ๅคฑใฃใ(ใใใใฏ、ใใใชใฃใ): I lost it
็งใฏ่ชไฟกใๅคฑใ（ใใใใฏใใใใใใใชใ）：I lost the confidence so ....
ๅชๅคฑๆ(ใใใใคใใ): an emotional feeling that you lost something important for you. For example, your job, your spouse, etc.
ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to feel
ใชใใ: while, as you are doing something, with doing something
ๅชๅคฑๆใๆใใชใใ：with the sense of loss
็กๆๅณ (ใใใฟ): meaningless, empty, wasted, nonsense (adjective without a following noun)
็กๆๅณใช : meaningless, empty, wasted, nonsense (adjective with a following noun)
ๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก): everyday, days
็กๆๅณใชๆฏๆฅ : meaningless days
้ใใ(ใใใ): to spend time, days, months, years, etc.
ๆฏๆฅใ้ใใใฆใใ。: You spent those days.
่ฟๆใฎไบบใ ใฏ、็งใฎไบใๅฟใใๅฟ้ ใ、ไฝใๅฌใใซใงใ่กใฃใฆใฟใใใฉใใใจๅงใใฆใใใ。
Some of my neighbors were very worried about me and recommended that I attend some events.
่ฟๆ(ใใใใ): neighbor
ไบบใ (ใฒใจใณใจ): people
่ฟๆใฎไบบใ ：your neighbors
็งใฎไบ(ใใใใฎใใจ): about me
ๅฟใใ(ใใใใใ): from one's heart, deeply
ๅฟ้ ใใ(ใใใฑใใใ): to worry aboutsomething
～ใ、.....: ～ and/so/then ...........
ไฝใ（ใชใซใ）：something
ๅฌใ（ใใใใ）：an event
ไฝใๅฌใใซใงใ: an event or something interesting
่กใฃใฆ่ฆใใใฉใใ(ใใฃใฆใฟใใใฉใใ): it is recommended that you go to
ๅงใใ(ใใใใ): to recommend
ๅงใใฆใใใ：someone recommended something good to you (so you will probably thank him or her)
A family next door gave me a ticket for a recital in which the students of Ahamay Music School would be performing on the piano.
้ฃใซไฝใๅฎถๆใฏ、AHAMAY้ณๆฅฝๅญฆๆ กใฎ็ๅพ้ใฎใใขใ็บ่กจไผใฎใใฑใใใใใใ。
้ฃ(ใจใชใ): next
ไฝใ(ใใ): to live
ๅฎถๆ(ใใใ): a family
้ฃใซไฝใๅฎถๆ: a family next door
AHAMAY (ใขใใกใค) : Ahamay
้ณๆฅฝ(ใใใใ): music
ๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ): school
AHAMAY้ณๆฅฝๅญฆๆ ก : Ahamay Music School
็ๅพ้(ใใใจใใก): the students
ใใขใ็บ่กจไผ: a piano recital
ใใฑใใ: a ticket
ใใฑใใใใใใ: (they) gave me a ticket (so I thank them)
็งใฏๆ่ฌใ、ใใฎใคใใณใใซ่ถณใ้ใใ 。
I thanked them and went to the event.
ๆ่ฌ (ใใใใ) : a thank (noun)
ๆ่ฌใใ(ใใใใใใ): to thank (verb)
็งใฏๆ่ฌใ、..... : I thanked and/then .....
ใคใใณใ: an event
ใใฎใคใใณใ : that event, the event which has already been mentioned
่ถณ (ใใ) : foot, feet, leg, legs
้ใถ (ใฏใใถ) : to carry a thing to a certain place
่ถณใ้ใถ(ใใใ ใฏใใถ): to go to a certain place, to come to a certain place, literally " to carry the feet to certain place"
ใคใใณใใซ่ถณใ้ใถ : to go to an event
ใใฎใคใใณใใซ่ถณใ้ใใ 。: You went to the event.
The first performer was a three-year-old girl. Her hands and fingers looked so small and weak.
1ไบบ็ฎใฎๆผๅฅ่ ใฏ、3ๆญณใฎๅฅณใฎๅญใง、ใใฎๆใจๆใฏใจใฆใๅฐใใ่ฏๅฅขใซ่ฆใใ。
1ไบบ็ฎ(ใฒใจใใ): the first person
ๆผๅฅ่ (ใใใใใใ): a music performer
1ไบบ็ฎใฎๆผๅฅ่ ：the first performer
3ๆญณ(ใใใใ): three years old
ๅฅณใฎๅญ(ใใใชใฎใ): a girl
3ๆญณใฎๅฅณใฎๅญ：a three-year-old girl
ใใฎ：that
ๆ（ใฆ）：a hand(s)
ๆ（ใใณ）：a finger(s)
ใใฎๆใจๆ : her hands and fingers (in this context that the girl was playing a piano so we can assume that “ใใฎ” refers to the “girl’s” , and “ๆใจๆ” refers to her both hands and ten fingers.)
ๅฐใใ（ใกใใใ）：small
ๅฐใใ: small and ...
่ฏๅฅข(ใใใใ): delicate, fragile
่ฏๅฅขใซ่ฆใใ(ใใใใใซใฟใใ): it looks delicate and fragile
Then, she began playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on the piano.
ใใใฆๅฝผๅฅณใฏ、「ใกใชใผใใใฎ็พ」ใใใขใใงๅผพใๅงใใ。
ใใใฆ：and, then
ๅฝผๅฅณ(ใใฎใใ): she / her
ใกใชใผใใใฎ็พ: the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (Sarah Josepha Hale, John Roulstone)
ๅผพใ（ใฒใ）：to play an music instrument
ๅงใใ（ใฏใใใ）：to start, to begin
ๅผพใๅงใใ: to start playing an instrument
ใใฎๆผๅฅใๅงใพใฃใฆใใใซ、ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆใจใใฎๆใ、ไฟกใใใใชใ็จใฎ้ใใจๆญฃ็ขบใใงๅใใฎใ่ฆใฆ、็งใฏใทใงใใฏใๅใใ。
I was amazed, because as soon as she started playing, I realized she was moving her hands and fingers incredibly fast and accurately.
ๆผๅฅ(ใใใใ): the music performance
ๅงใพใ(ใฏใใพใ):it starts, it begins
ๅงใพใฃใฆใใใซ、(ใฏใใพใฃใฆใใใซ): as soon as it begins, just after it starts
ๅฝผๅฅณ (ใใฎใใ) : she / her
ๆ (ใฆ) : a hand, hands
ๆ (ใใณ) : a finger, fingers
ไฟกใใใใชใ(ใใใใใใชใ): can't believe, unbelievable, incredible
็จ(ใปใฉ): a degree
้ใ(ใฏใใ): speed
ๆญฃ็ขบใ(ใใใใใ): accuracy
ไฟกใใใใชใ็จใฎ้ใใจๆญฃ็ขบใใง：incredibly fast and accurately
ๅใ(ใใใ): to move
่ฆใ(ใฟใ): to see, to look , to watch
ใทใงใใฏ：a shock
ใทใงใใฏใๅใใ（ใใใฃใใใใใ）：to be shocked, to be moved emotionally
่ฆใฆใทใงใใฏใๅใใ：I was shocked/moved by seeing it
She made some minor mistakes but they were negligible and lower than 1% of the total piece.
่ฅๅนฒใฎ้้ใใฏๆใฃใใ、ใใใฏๆฎใฉ็ก่ฆๅบๆฅใ็จๅบฆใง、ๆฒๅ จไฝใใ่ฆใใฐ、ใใใใ1ใใผใปใณใใซใใชใใชใใฃใใฏใใ 。
่ฅๅนฒ(ใใใฃใใ): some, a little, a few, minor, a small amount
้้ใ(ใพใกใใ): a mistake(s)
่ฅๅนฒใฎ้้ใ：some minor mistakes
ๆใ(ใใ) : there is, there are, I have it, we have it
ๆใฃใ（ใใฃใ）：there was
้้ใใฏๆใฃใ：(She) made mistakes
้้ใใฏๆใฃใใ : (She) made mistakes but
ๆฎใฉ(ใปใจใใฉ): almost, nearly
็ก่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to ignore, to neglect
็ก่ฆๅบๆฅใ(ใใใงใใ): it is ignorable, it is negligible
็จๅบฆ（ใฆใใฉ）：a degree
็ก่ฆใงใใ็จๅบฆ：it is too small or too little so you can ignore it (minor mistakes, etc.)
ๆฒ(ใใใ): music, a piece of music
ๅ จไฝ(ใใใใ): the whole
ๆฒๅ จไฝ：the whole music, the total pieces
่ฆใ（ใฟใ）：to see
ๆฒๅ จไฝใใ่ฆใใฐ：comparing to the whole pieces
ใใใใ: probably, maybe, perhaps
1ใใผใปใณใ(ใใก ใฑใผใใใจ): 1 percent
1ใใผใปใณใใซใใชใใชใ: it is even fewer/less than 1 %
็ญ(ใฏใ): it should be, it is likely
ใชใใชใ็ญ：it should not be, it is not likely
1ใใผใปใณใใซใใชใใชใใฃใ็ญ：it should be even fewer/less than 1% at that time
I watched her hands and fingers very carefully.
็งใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆใจๆใฎๅใใซ่ฆๅ ฅใฃใฆใใ。
็ง (ใใใ) : I / my / me
ๅฝผๅฅณ (ใใฎใใ) : she / her
ๆ (ใฆ) : a hand, hands
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆ : her hand(right or left), her hands
ๆ (ใใณ) : a finger, fingers
ๅใ(ใใใ): a movement(s), a motion(s)
ๆใฎๅใ : the movement of your hands
ๆใฎๅใ : the movement of your fingers
่ฆๅ ฅใ(ใฟใใ): to watch carefully, to fix one's eyes on something
่ฆๅ ฅใฃใฆใใ(ใฟใใฃใฆใใ): You are now watching it very carefully.
็งใฏ ใใใซ่ฆๅ ฅใฃใฆใใ : I am now watching it very carefully
Her performance was miraculous.
ใใใฏๅฅ่ทกใจใใไป็กใใฃใ。
ๅฅ่ทก(ใใใ): a miracle
่จใ（ใใ）：to say
ไป（ใปใ）：other, another
่จใไปใชใ :There is no other words except that. That is the only word which I/we can say.
ๅฅ่ทกใจ่จใไปใชใ :it is really miraculous, there is no other words except “miracle.”
I imagined that if she tried, she could catch flies in mid-air with her chopsticks.
ใใใใฏใใไบใๆณๅใใฆใใ。ใใ、ๅฝผๅฅณใๆฌๆฐใๅบใใฐ、็ฎธใไฝฟใฃใฆ็ฉบไธญใง่ฟใๆใพใใไบใๅบๆฅใใใ็ฅใใชใใจ。
ใใไบ（ใใใใจ）：a certain thing
ๆณๅใใ(ใใใใใใ): to imagine something
็งใฏๆณๅใใฆใใ：I imagined it (This sentence is in the past progress tense in Japanese but you probably don’t say “I was imagining it, do you?)
ใใ、: if
ๆฌๆฐใๅบใ(ใปใใใใ ใ): to get serious to do something, to be really willing to do something
ไฝฟใ(ใคใใ): to use, to bring a tool or something into action
็ฎธใไฝฟใ：to use a pair of chopsticks (in this context)
็ฉบไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): the air
็ฉบไธญใง(ใใใกใ ใใง): in the air (adverb)
่ฟ(ใฏใ): a fly as an insect
ๆใพใใ(ใคใใพใใ): to catch something
็ฎธใไฝฟใฃใฆๆใพใใ（ใฏใใใคใใฃใฆใคใใพใใ）：to catch it with a pair of chopsticks
็ฉบไธญใงๆใพใใ: to catch something in the air
่ฟใๆใพใใ：to catch a fly
ไบใๅบๆฅใ（ใใจใใงใใ）：you can also do that
ใใ็ฅใใชใ（ใใใใใชใ）：maybe or maybe not, there is a possibility
ๅบๆฅใใใ็ฅใใชใ：it might be possible to do it, there is a possibility that you can do it
ๅบๆฅใใใใใใชใใจ、：“ๆณๅใใฆใใ” is omitted because that has already mentioned on the previous sentence.
I shouted out "bravo!" at the end of her performance.
ๆผๅฅใ็ตใใฃใใจใ、ๆใใ็งใฏ「ใใฉใใผ」ใจๅซใใ 。
ๆผๅฅ(ใใใใ): a music performance
็ตใใ(ใใใ): it ends, it is going to end
็ตใใๆ(ใใใใจใ): at the end of it, when it ends, as it ends
ๆใใ(ใใใใ): without thinking
ใใฉใใผ！: bravo！
ๅซใถ(ใใใถ): to shout out
Example:
ใใญใฃใใฉใชใผ: vocabulary
ใชในใ: a list
ๆธใ็ตใใ(ใใใใใ): to finish writing
ใจในใใฌใใฝ : Espresso
ใใฎในใใผใชใผใๆธใ็ตใใใจใ、ๆใใ็งใฏ 「ใจในใใฌใใฝ！」ใจๅซใใ 。: Please, translate this sentence into English and write it in the comment field.
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