Japanese/Reader/第三夜/Part 5

Story 　なるほど八寸角の石が腰ほどの高さに立っている。表には左り日ケ窪、右堀田原とある。闇だのに赤い字が明かに見えた。赤い字は井守の腹のような色であった。 「左が好いだろう」と小僧が命令した。左を見ると最先の森が闇の影を、高い空から自分らの頭の上へ抛げかけていた。自分はちょっと躊躇した。Indeed, reaching up to my waist was a marker stone. To the left was Higakubo, to the right Hottahara. Despite the darkness, the red letters were bright. They were the color of the underbelly of a newt. "Left is good," ordered the boy. I looked to the left, and the forest cast onto our heads a dark shadow that stretched from the sky. I hesitated a bit. Vocab These links go to Wiktionary. Please make sure the articles exist there. They will NOT show up in red. Kanji Kana English Notesなるほどsure enough八寸角はっすんかくeight sun square1 sun = 3 cm石いしstone腰こしwaistほどto the extent of高さたかさheight立ってたってstand表おもてfront左りひだりleftnormally writen as just 左日ケ窪ひがくぼHigakuboplace name右みぎright堀田原ほったはらHottaharaplace nameあるexist闇やみdarkだのにdespite赤いあかいred字じletters井守いもりnewt腹はらbelly色いろcolor左ひだりleft好いいいgoodnormally written as いい小僧こぞうboy命令めいれいcommand見るみるsee最先さっきa while ago森もりforest影かげshadow高いたかいhigh空そらsky自分らじぶんらourselfs頭あたまhead上うえtop抛げかけてなげかけてthrow upon躊躇ちゅうちょhesitate