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吾輩は猫である
I Am a Cat (opening)
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I am a cat. As yet I have no name.
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I have not the faintest idea of where I was born. All I remember is that I was meowing in a dim, damp place.
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この文章の語り手である「吾輩」の名前について、正しいものはどれか。
Key vocabulary
- 吾輩 わがはい I, me (archaic, lofty)
- 見当 けんとう guess, estimate
- 記憶 きおく memory, recollection
From 吾輩は猫である by Natsume Sōseki (夏目漱石), via Aozora Bunko (Public domain).