奥から oku kara From the back
つづら tsuzura Basket; chest
二つ futatsu Two (trunks)
出してきて dashite kite Brought out
たずねました tazunemashita Asked
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こちらに kochira ni Here we have…
重いつづら omoi tsuzura A heavy trunk
と to And
軽いつづら karui tsuzura A light trunk
があります ga arimasu There are…
どちら dochira Which
どちらよろしいですか？ Dochira yoroshii desu ka? Which would you like?
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もう年だし mou toshi da shi I’m already old and...
帰りの道のり kaeri no michi nori The distance back home
遠い tooi Far
～にしよう ~ni shiyou I choose ~
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こういって kou itte saying that, he…
もって帰りました motte kaerimashita Carried (trunk) and went home
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帰りが遅い kaeri ga osoi Being late in returning
ので node Therefore
いったい ittai Just what is…?
どこへいった doko e itta Where did he go?
だろう darou I wonder…
いったいどこへいったのだろう ittai doko e itta no darou I wonder just where did he go?
ぶつぶつ butsu butsu Murmuring , complaining
いいながら ii nagara While saying…
待っていました matte imashita Was waiting
そこへ soko e There (at that moment)
おみやげ omiyage Souvenir; gift
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いったいどこへ行っていたのですか？ ittai doko e itte ita no desu ka? Just where have you been all this time?!
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