The Truck

The Truck by Akutagawa Ryunosuke

Parse    The[D] Truck[N] by[P-ROLE] Akutagawa[NPR] Ryunosuke[NPR]

Ryohei was eight years old when construction of the light railway between Odawara and Atami began.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~La] eight_years[NS] old[ADJ] _*_[P-ROLE] _*_[N] when[RADV] construction[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] light[ADJ] railway[N] between[P-ROLE] Odawara[NPR] and[CONJ] Atami[NPR] began[VBD;~I] .[PUNC]

He would go to the outskirts of his village every day to watch the construction.

Parse    He[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] go[VB;~Ipr] to[P-ROLE] the[D] outskirts[NS] of[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] village[N] _*_[P-ROLE] every[Q] day[N] _*_[P-CONN] to[TO] watch[VB;~Tn] the[D] construction[N] .[PUNC]

It wasn't that he could see much of the actual construction, for he could just see a rail truck hauling dirt, but it was interesting enough to keep him coming.

Parse    It[PRO] was[BEP;~equ_Vf] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] that[C] he[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] see[VB;~Tn] much_of_the[Q] actual[ADJ] construction[N] ,[PUNC] for[P-CONN] he[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] just[ADV] see[VB;~Tn] a[D] rail[N] truck[N] hauling[VAG;~Tn] dirt[N] ,_but[CONJ] it[PRO] was[BEP;~La] interesting_enough[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] keep[VB;~Cn.g] him[PRO] coming[VAG;~I] .[PUNC]

Two workmen would ride in on the truck, standing behind the pile of dirt.

Parse    Two[Q] workmen[NS] would[MD;~cat_Vi] ride[VB;~Ip] in[RP] on[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] standing[VAG;~Ipr] behind[P-ROLE] the[D] pile[N] of[P-ROLE] dirt[N] .[PUNC]

The truck came rolling down the mountain, so it didn't need help to keep moving.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] came[VBD;~cat_Vg] rolling[VAG;~Ipr] down[P-ROLE] the[D] mountain[N] ,[PUNC] so[P-CONN] it[PRO] did[DOD] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] need[VB;~Tnt] help[N] to[TO] keep[VB;~cat_Vg] moving[VAG;~I] .[PUNC]

It would come as if forced down, with the hems of the workmen's overcoats flapping in the breeze and the narrow-gauge rails shuddering, and Ryohei would imagine that he would like to be a construction worker.

Parse    It[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] come[VB;~I] as_if[P-CONN] forced[VVN;~Ip] down[RP] ,[PUNC] with[P-ROLE] the[D] hems[NS] of[P-ROLE] the[D] workmen[NS] <apos>s[GENM] overcoats[NS] flapping[VAG;~Ipr] in[P-ROLE] the[D] breeze[N] and[CONJ] the[D] narrow-gauge[ADJ] rails[NS] shuddering[VAG;~I] ,_and[CONJ] Ryohei[NPR] would[MD;~cat_Vi] imagine[VB;~Tf] that[C] he[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] like[VB;~cat_Vt] to[TO] be[BE;~Ln] a[D] construction[N] worker[N] .[PUNC]

At the very least, he wanted a chance to ride that truck with them.

Parse    At_the_very_least[ADV] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] wanted[VBD;~Tn] a[D] chance[N] to[TO] ride[VB;~Tn.pr] that[D] truck[N] with[P-ROLE] them[PRO] .[PUNC]

The truck would coast to a stop when it reached the level ground outside the village.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] would[MD;~cat_Vi] coast[VB;~Ipr] to[P-ROLE] a[D] stop[N] when[P-CONN] it[PRO] reached[VBD;~Tn] the[D] level[ADJ] ground[N] outside[P-ROLE] the[D] village[N] .[PUNC]

As soon as it did*, the workmen would leap down from the truck and immediately spread the dirt they were hauling at the end of the track.

Parse    As_soon_as[P-CONN] it[PRO] did[DOD] _*_[VB;~I] ,[PUNC] the[D] workmen[NS] would[MD;~cat_Vi] leap[VB;~Ip] down[RP] from[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] and[CONJ] immediately[ADV] spread[VB;~Tn.pr] the[D] dirt[N] they[PRO] were[BED;~cat_Vg] hauling[VAG;~Tn] at[P-ROLE] the[D] end[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] track[N] .[PUNC]

After that they would start pushing and pushing, back towards the mountain they had just come down.

Parse    After[P-ROLE] that[D;_nphd_] they[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] start[VB;~cat_Vg] pushing[VAG;~I] and[CONJ] pushing[VAG;~I] ,[PUNC] back_towards[P-ROLE] the[D] mountain[N] they[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] just[ADV] come[VVN;~Ipr] down[P-ROLE] .[PUNC]

Seeing this, Ryohei would think that even if he couldn't ride on the truck, he would like to at least help push it.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Seeing[VAG;~Tn] this[D;_nphd_] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] would[MD;~cat_Vi] think[VB;~Tf] that[C] even_if[P-CONN] he[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] ride[VB;~Ipr] on[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] like[VB;~Tt] to[TO] at_least[ADV] help[VB;~Tni] _*_[PRO] push[VB;~Tn] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

One evening in early February, Ryohei, his six year old brother and a neighbor of the same age went to where the trucks were stopped outside the village.

Parse    _*_[P-ROLE] One_evening[N] in[P-ROLE] early[ADJ] February[N] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] ,[PUNC] his[PRO;_genm_] six_year[N] old[ADJ] brother[N] and[CONJ] a[D] neighbor[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] same[ADJ] age[N] went[VBD;~Ipr] to[P-ROLE] _*_[N] where[RADV] the[D] trucks[NS] were[BED;~cat_Ve_passive_] stopped[VVN;~Tn.pr] outside[P-ROLE] the[D] village[N] .[PUNC]

They sat there in the gloom, still, coated in mud.

Parse    They[PRO] sat[VBD;~I] there[ADV] in[P-ROLE] the[D] gloom[N] ,[PUNC] still[ADV] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] coated[VVN;~Ipr] in[P-ROLE] mud[N] .[PUNC]

It was not only that, but the construction workers were nowhere in sight.

Parse    It[PRO] was[BEP;~Ln] not_only_that[D;_nphd_] ,_but[CONJ] the[D] construction[N] workers[NS] were[BED;~La] nowhere[ADJ] in[P-ROLE] sight[N] .[PUNC]

Nervously, the three children tried pushing the cart on the end of the line.

Parse    Nervously[ADV] ,[PUNC] the[D] three[ADJ] children[NS] tried[VBD;~Tg] pushing[VAG;~Tn] the[D] cart[N] on[P-ROLE] the[D] end[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] line[N] .[PUNC]

Under their combined effort, the truck's wheels suddenly turned.

Parse    Under[P-ROLE] their[PRO;_genm_] combined[ADJ] effort[N] ,[PUNC] the[D] truck[N] <apos>s[GENM] wheels[NS] suddenly[ADV] turned[VBD;~I] .[PUNC]

The sound frightened Ryohei at first, but he was not startled when the wheels squealed a second time.

Parse    The[D] sound[N] frightened[VBD;~Tn] Ryohei[NPR] at_first[ADV] ,_but[CONJ] he[PRO] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] not[NEG] startled[VVN;~Tn] when[P-CONN] the[D] wheels[NS] squealed[VBD;~I] _*_[P-ROLE] a[D] second[ADJ] time[N] .[PUNC]

The truck slowly moved along the rail with its wheels spinning out a rhythm under their combined effort.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] slowly[ADV] moved[VBD;~Ipr] along[P-ROLE] the[D] rail[N] with[P-ROLE] its[PRO;_genm_] wheels[NS] spinning[VAG;~Ipr] out[P-ROLE] a[D] rhythm[N] under[P-ROLE] their[PRO;_genm_] combined[ADJ] effort[N] .[PUNC]

After moving about fifty feet the grade suddenly steepened, and the truck would move no further no matter how hard they pushed it.

Parse    After[P-CONN] moving[VAG;~Ipr] about[P-ROLE] fifty[ADJ] feet[NS] the[D] grade[N] suddenly[ADV] steepened[VBD;~I] ,_and[CONJ] the[D] truck[N] would[MD;~cat_Vi] move[VB;~I] no_further[ADVR] no_matter_how_hard[P-CONN] they[PRO] pushed[VBD;~Tn] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

It almost pulled them back down with it.

Parse    It[PRO] almost[ADV] pulled[VBD;~Tn.p] them[PRO] back_down[ADV] with[P-ROLE] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

Ryohei decided that they were ready and gave a signal to the other two boys.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] decided[VBD;~Tf] that[C] they[PRO] were[BED;~La] ready[ADJ] and[CONJ] gave[VBD;~Dpr.n] a[D] signal[N] to[P-ROLE] the[D] other[ADJ] two[ADJ] boys[NS] .[PUNC]

OK! Let's go!

Parse    OK_![REACT] Let[VB;~Cn.i] <apos>s[PRO] go[VB;~I] ![PUNC]

They let the truck go simultaneously and jumped up onto it together.

Parse    They[PRO] let[VBP;~Cn.i] the[D] truck[N] go[VB;~I] simultaneously[ADV] and[CONJ] jumped[VBD;~Ipr] up_onto[P-ROLE] it[PRO] together[ADV] .[PUNC]

The truck at once began moving along the rail, slowly at first, but it rapidly picked up speed as it rolled down the hill.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] at_once[ADV] began[VBD;~cat_Vg] moving[VAG;~Ipr] along[P-ROLE] the[D] rail[N] ,[PUNC] slowly[ADV] at_first[ADV] ,_but[CONJ] it[PRO] rapidly[ADV] picked[VBD;~Ipr] up[P-ROLE] speed[N] as[P-CONN] it[PRO] rolled[VBD;~Ipr] down[P-ROLE] the[D] hill[N] .[PUNC]

The scenery immediately in front of them seemed to emerge and split in two to either side as they sped through it.

Parse    The[D] scenery[N] immediately_in_front_of[P-ROLE] them[PRO] seemed[VBD;~cat_Vt] to[TO] emerge[VB;~I] and[CONJ] split[VB;~Ipr] in[P-ROLE] two[Q;_nphd_] to[P-ROLE] either[Q] side[N] as[P-CONN] they[PRO] sped[VBD;~Ipr] through[P-ROLE] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

The twilight wind on his face and the shuddering of the truck beneath his feet brought him to a kind of rapture.

Parse    The[D] twilight[N] wind[N] on[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] face[N] and[CONJ] the[D] shuddering[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] beneath[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] feet[NS] brought[VBD;~Dpr.n] him[PRO] to[P-ROLE] a[D] kind[N] of[P-ROLE] rapture[N] .[PUNC]

But in just a couple of minutes the truck was back to where it had started.

Parse    But[CONJ;_cl_] in[P-ROLE] just_a_couple[Q;_nphd_] of[P-ROLE] minutes[NS] the[D] truck[N] was[BEP;~I] back_to[P-ROLE] where[WADV] it[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] started[VVN;~Ip] .[PUNC]

Let's do it again!

Parse    Let[VB;~Cn.i] <apos>s[PRO] do[DO;~Tn] it[PRO] again[ADV] ![PUNC]

Ryohei and the two younger boys started to push the truck again, but before they even got the wheels moving they heard someone's footsteps behind them.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] and[CONJ] the[D] two[ADJ] younger[ADJR] boys[NS] started[VBD;~cat_Vt] to[TO] push[VB;~Tn] the[D] truck[N] again[ADV] ,_but[CONJ] before[P-CONN] they[PRO] even[ADV] got[VBD;~Tn] the[D] wheels[NS] moving[VAG;~I] they[PRO] heard[VBD;~Tn.pr] someone[D;_nphd_] <apos>s[GENM] footsteps[NS] behind[P-ROLE] them[PRO] .[PUNC]

As soon as they recognized the sound it became a booming voice, shouting “Hey, you! Who said you could touch that?”.

Parse    As_soon_as[P-CONN] they[PRO] recognized[VBD;~Tn] the[D] sound[N] it[PRO] became[VBD;~Ln] a[D] booming[ADJ] voice[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] shouting[VAG;~Tr] <ldquo>[PULQ] Hey[REACT] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-ROLE] you_![N] Who[WPRO] said[VBD;~Tf] you[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] touch[VB;~Tn] that[D;_nphd_] ?[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] .[PUNC]

A tall construction worker stood there, wearing an old work coat bearing the company mark and a straw hat inappropriate to the season.

Parse    A[D] tall[ADJ] construction_worker[N] stood[VBD;~I] there[ADV] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] wearing[VAG;~Tn] an[D] old[ADJ] work_coat[N] bearing[VAG;~Tn] the[D] company_mark[N] and[CONJ] a[D] straw[N] hat[N] inappropriate_to[P-ROLE] the[D] season[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei and the two younger boys had already run fifty feet before they were aware of these details.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] and[CONJ] the[D] two[ADJ] younger[ADJR] boys[NS] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] already[ADV] run[VVN;~In/pr] fifty_feet[NS] before[P-CONN] they[PRO] were[BED;~La] aware[ADJ] of[P-ROLE] these[D] details[NS] .[PUNC]

Ever since that episode, Ryohei never again thought about taking a ride on one of the trucks.

Parse    Ever_since[P-ROLE] that[D] episode[N] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] never_again[ADV] thought[VBD;~Ipr] about[P-ROLE] taking[VAG;~Tn.pr] a[D] ride[N] on[P-ROLE] one[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] trucks[NS] .[PUNC]

He thought this even after passing by the empty construction site on his way to his home from some errand.

Parse    He[PRO] thought[VBD;~Tn] this[PRO] even_after[P-ROLE] passing[VAG;~Ipr] by[P-ROLE] the[D] empty[ADJ] construction[N] site[N] on[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] way[N] to[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] home[N] from[P-ROLE] some[D] errand[N] .[PUNC]

Somewhere in his mind there remained a vivid image of the worker standing there in the dim light, his small yellow straw hat askew on his head.

Parse    Somewhere[ADV] in[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] mind[N] there[EX] remained[VBD;~ex_V] a[D] vivid[ADJ] image[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] worker[N] standing[VAG;~I] there[ADV] in[P-ROLE] the[D] dim[ADJ] light[N] ,_*_[P-CONN] his[PRO;_genm_] small[ADJ] yellow[ADJ] straw[N] hat[N] _*_[BAG;~La] askew[ADJ] on[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] head[N] .[PUNC]

But even that memory would fade a little with each passing year.

Parse    But[CONJ;_cl_] even_that[D] memory[N] would[MD;~cat_Vi] fade[VB;~I] _*_[P-ROLE] a_little[Q;_nphd_] with[P-ROLE] each[D] passing[ADJ] year[N] .[PUNC]

Ten days or so later, Ryohei was again hanging out at the construction site watching the trucks arrive.

Parse    Ten_days_or_so[NS] later[ADVR] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~cat_Vg] again[ADV] hanging[VAG;~Ipr] out_at[P-ROLE] the[D] construction[N] site[N] _*_[P-CONN] watching[VAG;~Tni] the[D] trucks[NS] arrive[VB;~I] .[PUNC]

In addition to the truck that hauled dirt, a truck loaded with cross ties came up the thick tracks that were to become the main line.

Parse    In_addition_to[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] that[RPRO] hauled[VBD;~Tn] dirt[N] ,[PUNC] a[D] truck[N] loaded[VVN;~Tn.pr] with[P-ROLE] cross[N] ties[NS] came[VBD;~Ipr] up[P-ROLE] the[D] thick[ADJ] tracks[NS] that[RPRO] were[BED;~cat_Vt] to[TO] become[VB;~Ln] the[D] main[ADJ] line[N] .[PUNC]

Both of the two men pushing it were young, and from the moment when he saw them Ryohei felt an approachability about them.

Parse    Both[Q;_nphd_] of[P-ROLE] the[D] two[ADJ] men[NS] pushing[VAG;~Tn] it[PRO] were[BED;~La] young[ADJ] ,_and[CONJ] from[P-ROLE] the[D] moment[N] when[RADV] he[PRO] saw[VBD;~Tn] them[PRO] Ryohei[NPR] felt[VBD;~Tn] an[D] approachability[N] about[P-ROLE] them[PRO] .[PUNC]

Thinking that they were unlikely to scold him, he ran up near the truck.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Thinking[VAG;~Tf] that[C] they[PRO] were[BED;~La] unlikely[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] scold[VB;~Tn] him[PRO] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] ran[VBD;~Ipr] up_near[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] .[PUNC]

Can I help you push?

Parse    Can[MD;~cat_Vi] I[PRO] help[VB;~Cn.i] you[PRO] push[VB;~I] ?[PUNC]

One of the men who wore a striped shirt gave the cheerful expression that Ryohei had hoped for, as he pushed the cart with his face down.

Parse    One[Q;_nphd_] of[P-ROLE] the[D] men[NS] who[RPRO] wore[VBD;~Tn] a[D] striped[ADJ] shirt[N] gave[VBD;~Tn] the[D] cheerful[ADJ] expression[N] that[RPRO] Ryohei[NPR] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] hoped[VVN;~Ipr] for[P-ROLE] ,[PUNC] as[P-CONN] he[PRO] pushed[VBD;~Tn] the[D] cart[N] with[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] face_down[N] .[PUNC]

Sure, give it a shot.

Parse    Sure[REACT] ,[PUNC] give[VB;~Cn.n] it[PRO] a[D] shot[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei fell in between them, and he began pushing with all his might.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] fell[VBD;~Ipr] in_between[P-ROLE] them[PRO] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] began[VBD;~cat_Vg] pushing[VAG;~I] with[P-ROLE] all[Q;_nphd_] _*_[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] might[N] .[PUNC]

The other man who had a hand-rolled cigarette behind his ear praised Ryohei.

Parse    The[D] other[ADJ] man[N] who[RPRO] had[HVD;~Tn] a[D] hand-rolled[ADJ] cigarette[N] behind[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] ear[N] praised[VBD;~Tn] Ryohei[NPR] .[PUNC]

Ai n' cha a strong one?

Parse    Ai[BEP;~Ln] n<apos>[NEG;_clitic_] cha[PRO] a[D] strong[ADJ] one[N] ?[PUNC]

Eventually the grade began to level.

Parse    Eventually[ADV] the[D] grade[N] began[VBD;~cat_Vt] to[TO] level[VB;~I] .[PUNC]

Ryohei was beside himself with worry that at any time the men would tell him they didn't need him to push any more.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~La] beside_himself_with_worry[ADJ] that[C] at[P-ROLE] any[D] time[N] the[D] men[NS] would[MD;~cat_Vi] tell[VB;~Dn.f] him[PRO] they[PRO] did[DOD] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] need[VB;~Dn.t] him[PRO] to[TO] push[VB;~I] any_more[ADV] .[PUNC]

But the two young workers leaned into their work even more than before, continuing to push the truck on silently.

Parse    But[CONJ;_cl_] the[D] two[ADJ] young[ADJ] workers[NS] leaned[VBD;~Ipr] into[P-ROLE] their[PRO;_genm_] work[N] even_more_than_before[ADV] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-ROLE] continuing[VAG;~cat_Vt] to[TO] push[VB;~Tn.p] the[D] truck[N] on[ADV] silently[ADV] .[PUNC]

Finally, unable to contain himself, Ryohei fearfully asked “Can I push as long as I like?”.

Parse    Finally[ADV] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] _*_[BAG;~La] unable[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] contain[VB;~Tn] himself[PNX] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] fearfully[ADV] asked[VBD;~Tr] <ldquo>[PULQ] Can[MD;~cat_Vi] I[PRO] push[VB;~I] as_long_as[P-CONN] I[PRO] like[VBP;~I] ?[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] .[PUNC]

“Sure you can*.” the two answered in chorus.

Parse    <ldquo>[PULQ] Sure[REACT] you[PRO] can[MD;~cat_Vi] _*_[VB;~I] .[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] the[D] two[N] answered[VBD;~Tr] in[P-ROLE] chorus[N] .[PUNC]

“What nice people.” Ryohei thought.

Parse    <ldquo>[PULQ] What[WD] nice[ADJ] people[N] .[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] Ryohei[NS] thought[VBD;~Tr] .[PUNC]

After another five or six hundred meters the line again became a steep grade.

Parse    After[P-ROLE] another[D] five_or_six_hundred[ADJ] meters[NS] the[D] line[N] again[ADV] became[VBD;~Ln] a[D] steep[ADJ] grade[N] .[PUNC]

A tangerine grove was on either side filled with yellow fruit taking in the sunshine.

Parse    A[D] tangerine[ADJ] grove[N] was[BEP;~I] on[P-ROLE] either[Q] side[N] _*_[P-CONN] filled[VVN;~Ipr] with[P-ROLE] yellow[ADJ] fruit[N] taking[VAG;~Ipr] in[P-ROLE] the[D] sunshine[N] .[PUNC]

Throwing his entire weight into the effort Ryohei thought I like the uphill parts, because I know that they'll let me keep pushing.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Throwing[VAG;~Tn.pr] his[PRO;_genm_] entire[ADJ] weight[N] into[P-ROLE] the[D] effort[N] Ryohei[NPR] thought[VBD;~Tf] I[PRO] like[VBP;~Tn] the[D] uphill[ADJ] parts[NS] ,[PUNC] because[P-CONN] I[PRO] know[VBP;~Tf] that[C] they[PRO] <apos>ll[MD;~cat_Vi] let[VB;~Cn.i] me[PRO] keep[VB;~cat_Vg] pushing[VAG;~I] .[PUNC]

Climbing up above the tangerine groves, the track took on a steep downhill turn.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Climbing[VAG;~Ipr] up_above[P-ROLE] the[D] tangerine[ADJ] groves[NS] ,[PUNC] the[D] track[N] took[VBD;~Ipr] on[P-ROLE] a[D] steep[ADJ] downhill[ADJ] turn[N] .[PUNC]

Jump on!

Parse    Jump[VB;~Ip] on[RP] ![PUNC]

The man in the striped shirt called out to Ryohei, and he jumped on immediately.

Parse    The[D] man[N] in[P-ROLE] the[D] striped[ADJ] shirt[N] called[VBD;~Ip] out[RP] to[P-ROLE] Ryohei[NPR] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] jumped[VBD;~Ip] on[RP] immediately[ADV] .[PUNC]

Just as the three climbed on, the truck began sliding down the tracks, fanning the perfume of the tangerines.

Parse    Just_as[P-CONN] the[D] three[N] climbed[VBD;~Ip] on[RP] ,[PUNC] the[D] truck[N] began[VBD;~cat_Vg] sliding[VAG;~Ipr] down[P-ROLE] the[D] tracks[NS] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] fanning[VAG;~Tn] the[D] perfume[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] tangerines[NS] .[PUNC]

The obvious thought that riding is a lot better than pushing crossed Ryohei's mind as he filled his overcoat with the wind.

Parse    The[D] obvious[ADJ] thought[N] that[C] riding[N] is[BEP;~Ln] a_lot[Q;_nphd_] better_than[P-ROLE] pushing[N] crossed[VBD;~Tn] Ryohei[NPR] <apos>s[GENM] mind[N] as[P-CONN] he[PRO] filled[VBD;~Tn.pr] his[PRO;_genm_] overcoat[N] with[P-ROLE] the[D] wind[N] .[PUNC]

But the more that I push on the way there, the more that I'll get to ride on the way back, he corrected himself.

Parse    But[CONJ;_cl_] _*_[P-ROLE] the[D] more[N] that[C] I[PRO] push[VBP;~I] on[P-ROLE] the[D] way[N] there[N] ,[CONJ] the[D] more[N] that[C] I[PRO] <apos>ll[MD;~cat_Vi] get[VB;~cat_Vt] to[TO] ride[VB;~I] on[P-ROLE] the[D] way[N] back[N] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] corrected[VBD;~Tn] himself[PNX] .[PUNC]

The truck silently came to a halt in the middle of a bamboo thicket.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] silently[ADV] came[VBD;~Ipr] to[P-ROLE] a[D] halt[N] in[P-ROLE] the[D] middle[N] of[P-ROLE] a[D] bamboo[N] thicket[N] .[PUNC]

The three began pushing the heavy truck as before.

Parse    The[D] three[N] began[VBD;~cat_Vg] pushing[VAG;~Tn] the[D] heavy[ADJ] truck[N] as_before[ADV] .[PUNC]

The thicket slowly became a forest, and in some places where the path sloped up the fallen leaves piled high enough to hide the red-rusted tracks.

Parse    The[D] thicket[N] slowly[ADV] became[VBD;~Ln] a[D] forest[N] ,_and[CONJ] in[P-ROLE] some[D] places[NS] where[RADV] the[D] path[N] sloped[VBD;~Ip] up[RP] the[D] fallen[ADJ] leaves[NS] piled[VBD;~I] high[ADV] enough[P-CONN] to[TO] hide[VB;~Tn] the[D] red-rusted[ADJ] tracks[NS] .[PUNC]

Coming up over the hill revealed a high cliff, giving a view of the chilly sea beyond.

Parse    _*_[N] Coming[VAG;~Ipr] up_over[P-ROLE] the[D] hill[N] revealed[VBD;~Tn] a[D] high[ADJ] cliff[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] giving[VAG;~Tn] a[D] view[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] chilly[ADJ] sea_beyond[N] .[PUNC]

This caused Ryohei to suddenly realize that he had come too far.

Parse    This[D;_nphd_] caused[VBD;~Cn.t] Ryohei[NPR] to[TO] suddenly[ADV] realize[VB;~Tf] that[C] he[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] come[VVN;~Ip] too_far[RP] .[PUNC]

The three of them got on the truck again.

Parse    The[D] three[N] of[P-ROLE] them[PRO] got[VBD;~Ipr] on[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] again[ADV] .[PUNC]

It ran under the branches of the forest with the ocean on their right.

Parse    It[PRO] ran[VBD;~Ipr] under[P-ROLE] the[D] branches[NS] of[P-ROLE] the[D] forest[N] with[P-ROLE] the[D] ocean[N] on[P-ROLE] their[PRO;_genm_] right[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei was unable to enjoy the ride as he had before.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~La] unable[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] enjoy[VB;~Tn] the[D] ride[N] as[P-CONN] he[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] _*_[VVN;~I] before[ADV] .[PUNC]

He watched, wishing that the men would soon return home, yet of course understanding that they couldn't until they reached their destination.

Parse    He[PRO] watched[VBD;~I] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] wishing[VAG;~Tf] that[C] the[D] men[NS] would[MD;~cat_Vi] soon[ADV] return[VB;~I] home[ADV] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] yet[ADV] of_course[ADV] understanding[VAG;~Tf] that[C] they[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] _*_[VB;~I] until[P-CONN] they[PRO] reached[VBD;~Tn] their[PRO;_genm_] destination[N] .[PUNC]

The truck next stopped in front of a teahouse backed into the rough-hewn mountainside.

Parse    The[D] truck[N] next[ADV] stopped[VBD;~Ipr] in_front_of[P-ROLE] a[D] teahouse[N] backed[VVN;~Tn.pr] into[P-ROLE] the[D] rough-hewn[ADJ] mountainside[N] .[PUNC]

The two workers went inside, and they drank tea while chatting with the proprietress who had an infant strapped to her back.

Parse    The[D] two[ADJ] workers[NS] went[VBD;~Ip] inside[RP] ,_and[CONJ] they[PRO] drank[VBD;~Tn] tea[N] while[P-CONN] chatting[VAG;~Ipr] with[P-ROLE] the[D] proprietress[N] who[RPRO] had[HVD;~VP24B] an[D] infant[N] strapped[VVN;~Tn.pr] to[P-ROLE] her[PRO;_genm_] back[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei was annoyed, and he wandered around the truck.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~La] annoyed[ADJ] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] wandered[VBD;~Ipr] around[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] .[PUNC]

Splashed mud was dried on the sturdy planks that made up its chassis.

Parse    Splashed[ADJ] mud[N] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] dried[VVN;~Tn.pr] on[P-ROLE] the[D] sturdy[ADJ] planks[NS] that[RPRO] made[VBD;~Tn.p] up[ADV] its[PRO;_genm_] chassis[N] .[PUNC]

After a while the man with the cigarette behind his ear which was no longer there came out, and he gave some sweets wrapped in newspaper to Ryohei who was still standing near the truck.

Parse    After[P-ROLE] a[D] while[N] the[D] man[N] with[P-ROLE] the[D] cigarette[N] behind[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] ear[N] which[RPRO] was[BEP;~La] no_longer[ADV] there[ADJ] came[VBD;~Ip] out[RP] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] gave[VBD;~Dpr.n] some[D] sweets[NS] wrapped[VVN;~Tn.pr] in[P-ROLE] newspaper[N] to[P-ROLE] Ryohei[NPR] who[RPRO] was[BEP;~cat_Vg] still[ADV] standing[VAG;~Ipr] near[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] .[PUNC]

“Thank you.” Ryohei unfeelingly said, but he soon regretted his callousness, thinking it rude towards the man.

Parse    <ldquo>[PULQ] Thank_you[FRM] .[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] Ryohei[NPR] unfeelingly[ADV] said[VBD;~Tr] ,_but[CONJ] he[PRO] soon[ADV] regretted[VBD;~Tn] his[PRO;_genm_] callousness[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] thinking[VAG;~Cn.a] it[PRO] rude[ADJ] towards[P-ROLE] the[D] man[N] .[PUNC]

As if to make up for that he took one of the sweets out of the wrapping and popped it in his mouth.

Parse    As_if[P-CONN] to[TO] make[VB;~Ip] up[RP] for[P-ROLE] that[D;_nphd_] he[PRO] took[VBD;~Tn.pr] one[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] sweets[NS] out_of[P-ROLE] the[D] wrapping[N] and[CONJ] popped[VBD;~Tn.pr] it[PRO] in[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] mouth[N] .[PUNC]

It smelled of petroleum from the newspaper.

Parse    It[PRO] smelled[VBD;~Ipr] of[P-ROLE] petroleum[N] from[P-ROLE] the[D] newspaper[N] .[PUNC]

The three pushed the truck up a gentle slope.

Parse    The[D] three[N] pushed[VBD;~Tn.pr] the[D] truck[N] up[P-ROLE] a[D] gentle[ADJ] slope[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei kept his hands on the truck, but his mind was elsewhere.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] kept[VBD;~Tn.pr] his[PRO;_genm_] hands[NS] on[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] ,_but[CONJ] his[PRO;_genm_] mind[N] was[BEP;~La] elsewhere[ADJ] .[PUNC]

Climbing up and over the hill brought them to a similar teahouse.

Parse    _*_[N] Climbing[VAG;~Ipr] up_and_over[P-ROLE] the[D] hill[N] brought[VBD;~Tn.pr] them[PRO] to[P-ROLE] a[D] similar[ADJ] teahouse[N] .[PUNC]

The workmen went inside, and Ryohei stayed sitting on the truck, thinking of nothing but getting back home.

Parse    The[D] workmen[NS] went[VBD;~I] inside[ADV] ,_and[CONJ] Ryohei[NPR] stayed[VBD;~I] _*_[P-CONN] sitting[VAG;~Ipr] on[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] thinking[VAG;~Ipr] of[P-ROLE] nothing[Q;_nphd_] but[P-ROLE] getting[VAG;~Ip] back_home[RP] .[PUNC]

Sunlight from the west was fading on the blooming plum tree that stood in front of the teahouse.

Parse    Sunlight[N] from[P-ROLE] the[D] west[N] was[BEP;~cat_Vg] fading[VAG;~Ipr] on[P-ROLE] the[D] blooming[ADJ] plum[N] tree[N] that[RPRO] stood[VBD;~Ipr] in_front_of[P-ROLE] the[D] teahouse[N] .[PUNC]

Realizing that the sun was about to set, Ryohei could no longer just sit idly.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Realizing[VAG;~Tf] that[C] the[D] sun[N] was[BEP;~La] about[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] set[VB;~I] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] could[MD;~cat_Vi] no_longer[ADV] just[ADV] sit[VB;~I] idly[ADV] .[PUNC]

He tried to occupy himself by kicking the wheels of the truck and forcefully pushing it, though he knew that he couldn't move it by himself.

Parse    He[PRO] tried[VBD;~cat_Vt] to[TO] occupy[VB;~Tn] himself[PNX] by[P-ROLE] kicking[VAG;~Tn] the[D] wheels[NS] of[P-ROLE] the[D] truck[N] and[CONJ] forcefully[ADV] pushing[VAG;~Tn] it[PRO] ,[PUNC] though[P-CONN] he[PRO] knew[VBD;~Tf] that[C] he[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] move[VB;~Tn] it[PRO] by[P-ROLE] himself[PNX] .[PUNC]

When the workers came out of the teahouse, they put a hand on the load of crossties and carelessly said “It is time for you to get home now.”.

Parse    When[P-CONN] the[D] workers[NS] came[VBD;~Ipr] out_of[P-ROLE] the[D] teahouse[N] ,[PUNC] they[PRO] put[VBP;~Tn.pr] a[D] hand[N] on[P-ROLE] the[D] load[N] of[P-ROLE] crossties[NS] and[CONJ] carelessly[ADV] said[VBD;~Tr] <ldquo>[PULQ] It[PRO] is[BEP;~Ln] time[N] for[P-CONN] you[PRO] to[TO] get[VB;~Ip] home[RP] now[ADV] .[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] .[PUNC]

We'll be lodging where we drop this off.

Parse    We[PRO] <apos>ll[MD;~cat_Vi] be[BE;~cat_Vg] lodging[VAG;~I] _*_[P-ROLE] _*_[N] where[RADV] we[PRO] drop[VBP;~Tn.p] this[D;_nphd_] off[ADV] .[PUNC]

If you're out too late, your folks'll be worried.

Parse    If[P-CONN] you[PRO] <apos>re[BEP;~La] out[ADJ] too_late[ADV] ,[PUNC] your[PRO;_genm_] folks[NS] <apos>ll[MD;~cat_Vi] be[BE;~cat_Ve_passive_] worried[VVN;~Tn] .[PUNC]

For a moment, Ryohei was stunned.

Parse    For[P-ROLE] a[D] moment[N] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] stunned[VVN;~Tn] .[PUNC]

All at once he was hit by the realization that it was about to get dark, that the distance home was three or four times farther than when he had walked with his mother to Iwamura last year and that he would have to walk all that way alone.

Parse    All_at_once[ADV] he[PRO] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] hit[VVN;~Tn.pr] by[P-ROLE] the[D] realization[N] that[C] it[PRO] was[BEP;~La] about[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] get[VB;~Tn] dark[N] ,[PUNC] that[C] the[D] distance[N] home[N] was[BEP;~Ln] three_or_four_times[NS] farther_than[P-ROLE] _*_[N] when[RADV] he[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] walked[VVN;~Ipr] with[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] mother[N] to[P-ROLE] Iwamura[NPR] last_year[ADV] and[CONJ] that[C] he[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] have[HV;~cat_Vt] to[TO] walk[VB;~Ip] all_that_way[RP] alone[ADV] .[PUNC]

Ryohei came close to tears, but he knew that crying wouldn't help him and that there was no time for it.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] came[VBD;~Ip] close[RP] to[P-ROLE] tears[NS] ,_but[CONJ] he[PRO] knew[VBD;~Tf] that[C] crying[N] would[MD;~cat_Vi] n<apos>t[NEG;_clitic_] help[VB;~Tn] him[PRO] and[CONJ] that[C] there[EX] was[BEP;~ex_Vpr] no[Q] time[N] for[P-ROLE] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

He made a perfunctory bow to the two young men, and he dashed back along the tracks.

Parse    He[PRO] made[VBD;~Dpr.n] a[D] perfunctory[ADJ] bow[N] to[P-ROLE] the[D] two[ADJ] young[ADJ] men[NS] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] dashed[VBD;~Ip] back[RP] along[P-ROLE] the[D] tracks[NS] .[PUNC]

For a time, Ryohei ran mindlessly along the tracks.

Parse    For[P-ROLE] a[D] time[N] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] ran[VBD;~Ipr] mindlessly[ADV] along[P-ROLE] the[D] tracks[NS] .[PUNC]

Noticing that the package of candies that he had stuck in his robe was getting in the way he threw it aside, and his wooden sandals soon followed that.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Noticing[VAG;~Tf] that[C] the[D] package[N] of[P-ROLE] candies[NS] that[RPRO] he[PRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] stuck[VVN;~Tn.pr] in[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] robe[N] was[BEP;~cat_Vg] getting[VAG;~Ipr] in[P-ROLE] the[D] way[N] he[PRO] threw[VBD;~Tn.p] it[PRO] aside[ADV] ,_and[CONJ] his[PRO;_genm_] wooden[ADJ] sandals[NS] soon[ADV] followed[VBD;~Tn] that[D;_nphd_] .[PUNC]

Doing this caused small rocks to bite at his feet through his thin tabi socks, but his feet felt much lighter.

Parse    _*_[N] Doing[DAG;~Tn] this[D;_nphd_] caused[VBD;~Cn.t] small[ADJ] rocks[NS] to[TO] bite[VB;~Ipr] at[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] feet[NS] through[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] thin[ADJ] tabi[NS] socks[NS] ,_but[CONJ] his[PRO;_genm_] feet[NS] felt[VBD;~La] much[ADV] lighter[ADJR] .[PUNC]

He ran up a steep hill, feeling the ocean at his left.

Parse    He[PRO] ran[VBD;~Ipr] up[P-ROLE] a[D] steep[ADJ] hill[N] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] feeling[VAG;~Tn] the[D] ocean[N] at[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] left[N] .[PUNC]

His face distorted as the occasional tear came to his eyes, and though he was able to hold them back his nose constantly wheezed with the effort.

Parse    His[PRO;_genm_] face[N] distorted[VBD;~I] as[P-CONN] the[D] occasional[ADJ] tear[N] came[VBD;~Ipr] to[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] eyes[NS] ,_and[CONJ] though[P-CONN] he[PRO] was[BEP;~La] able[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] hold[VB;~Tn.p] them[PRO] back[ADV] his[PRO;_genm_] nose[N] constantly[ADV] wheezed[VBD;~Ipr] with[P-ROLE] the[D] effort[N] .[PUNC]

When he made it as far as the vicinity of the bamboo thicket, the glow had already faded from the sunset sky above Higane Mountain.

Parse    When[P-CONN] he[PRO] made[VBD;~Tn.pr] it[PRO] as_far_as[P-ROLE] the[D] vicinity[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] bamboo[N] thicket[N] ,[PUNC] the[D] glow[N] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] already[ADV] faded[VVN;~Ipr] from[P-ROLE] the[D] sunset[N] sky[N] above[P-ROLE] Higane[NPR] Mountain[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei was increasingly panicked.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] increasingly[ADV] panicked[VVN;~Tn] .[PUNC]

It made him uncomfortable that the changing direction made the scenery look different from before.

Parse    It[PRO;_provisional_] made[VBD;~Cn.a] him[PRO] uncomfortable[ADJ] that[C] the[D] changing[ADJ] direction[N] made[VBD;~Cn.i] the[D] scenery[N] look[VB;~La] different[ADJ] from_before[ADV] .[PUNC]

His kimono was soaked through with sweat and this now bothered him so he threw his overcoat along the side of the road as he sprinted down it.

Parse    His[PRO;_genm_] kimono[N] was[BEP;~cat_Ve_passive_] soaked[VVN;~Tn.p] through[ADV] with[P-ROLE] sweat[N] and[CONJ] this[D;_nphd_] now[ADV] bothered[VBD;~Tn] him[PRO] so[P-CONN] he[PRO] threw[VBD;~Tn.pr] his[PRO;_genm_] overcoat[N] along[P-ROLE] the[D] side[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] road[N] as[P-CONN] he[PRO] sprinted[VBD;~Ipr] down[P-ROLE] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

It was even darker by the time he made it to the tangerine field.

Parse    It[PRO] was[BEP;~La] even[ADV] darker[ADJR] by[P-ROLE] the[D] time[N] he[PRO] made[VBD;~Tn.pr] it[PRO] to[P-ROLE] the[D] tangerine[ADJ] field[N] .[PUNC]

“Please just let me live.” he thought, slipping and stumbling as he ran.

Parse    <ldquo>[PULQ] Please[FRM] just[ADV] let[VB;~Cn.i] me[PRO] live[VB;~I] .[PUNC] <rdquo>[PURQ] he[PRO] thought[VBD;~Tr] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] slipping[VAG;~I] and[CONJ] stumbling[VAG;~I] as[P-CONN] he[PRO] ran[VBD;~I] .[PUNC]

When he finally saw the construction site outside of the village it was already twilight.

Parse    When[P-CONN] he[PRO] finally[ADV] saw[VBD;~Tn] the[D] construction[N] site[N] outside_of[P-ROLE] the[D] village[N] it[PRO] was[BEP;~Ln] already_twilight[N] .[PUNC]

Ryohei's desire to cry grew even stronger, but though his face twisted to hold back his tears he ran on without crying.

Parse    Ryohei[NPR] <apos>s[GENM] desire[N] to[TO] cry[VB;~I] grew[VBD;~La] even_stronger[ADJR] ,_but[CONJ] though[P-CONN] his[PRO;_genm_] face[N] twisted[VBD;~I] _*_[P-CONN] to[TO] hold[VB;~Tn.p] back[ADV] his[PRO;_genm_] tears[NS] he[PRO] ran[VBD;~Ip] on[RP] without[P-CONN] crying[VAG;~I] .[PUNC]

Entering the village, electric light spilled from the houses on either side of the road.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Entering[VAG;~Tn] the[D] village[N] ,[PUNC] electric[ADJ] light[N] spilled[VBD;~Ipr] from[P-ROLE] the[D] houses[NS] on[P-ROLE] either[Q] side[N] of[P-ROLE] the[D] road[N] .[PUNC]

Under those lights, he clearly saw steam from his sweat rising off of his head.

Parse    Under[P-ROLE] those[D] lights[NS] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] clearly[ADV] saw[VBD;~Tng] steam[N] from[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] sweat[N] rising[VAG;~Ipr] off_of[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] head[N] .[PUNC]

The women drawing water from the well and the men returning from the fields saw him panting, and they called out to ask what was wrong.

Parse    The[D] women[NS] drawing[VAG;~Tn.pr] water[N] from[P-ROLE] the[D] well[N] and[CONJ] the[D] men[NS] returning[VAG;~Ipr] from[P-ROLE] the[D] fields[NS] saw[VBD;~Tng] him[PRO] panting[VAG;~I] ,_and[CONJ] they[PRO] called[VBD;~Tt] out[ADV] to[TO] ask[VB;~Tw] what[WPRO] was[BEP;~La] wrong[ADJ] .[PUNC]

He ignored them, and he ran past the bright lights from the store and the barber.

Parse    He[PRO] ignored[VBD;~Tn] them[PRO] ,_and[CONJ] he[PRO] ran[VBD;~Ipr] past[P-ROLE] the[D] bright[ADJ] lights[NS] from[P-ROLE] the[D] store[N] and[CONJ] the[D] barber[N] .[PUNC]

Bursting through the entrance to his home, he was no longer able to hold back a wail.

Parse    _*_[P-CONN] Bursting[VAG;~Ipr] through[P-ROLE] the[D] entrance[N] to[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] home[N] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] was[BEP;~La] no_longer[ADV] able[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] hold[VB;~Ipr] back[P-ROLE] a[D] wail[N] .[PUNC]

His howling immediately brought his parents to him, and his mother especially held him close and said something to him.

Parse    His[PRO;_genm_] howling[N] immediately[ADV] brought[VBD;~Tn.pr] his[PRO;_genm_] parents[NS] to[P-ROLE] him[PRO] ,_and[CONJ] his[PRO;_genm_] mother[N] especially[ADV] held[VBD;~Cn.a] him[PRO] close[ADJ] and[CONJ] said[VBD;~Tn.pr] something[D;_nphd_] to[P-ROLE] him[PRO] .[PUNC]

However, Ryohei writhed about, continuing to cry and snort.

Parse    However[ADV] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] writhed[VBD;~Ip] about[RP] ,[PUNC] _*_[P-CONN] continuing[VAG;~cat_Vt] to[TO] cry[VB;~I] and[CONJ] snort[VB;~I] .[PUNC]

His voice was so loud that several of the neighborhood women collected at the dim entrance.

Parse    His[PRO;_genm_] voice[N] was[BEP;~La] so[ADV] loud[ADJ] that[P-CONN] several[Q;_nphd_] of[P-ROLE] the[D] neighborhood[N] women[NS] collected[VBD;~Ipr] at[P-ROLE] the[D] dim[ADJ] entrance[N] .[PUNC]

His parents and the people who came repeatedly asked him what had happened, but no matter what they said all he could do was to cry on.

Parse    His[PRO;_genm_] parents[NS] and[CONJ] the[D] people[N] who[RPRO] came[VBD;~I] repeatedly[ADV] asked[VBD;~Dn.w] him[PRO] what[WPRO] had[HVD;~cat_Ve] happened[VVN;~I] ,_but[CONJ] _*_[P-ROLE] _*_[N] no_matter_what[RADV] they[PRO] said[VBD;~I] all[Q;_nphd_] he[PRO] could[MD;~cat_Vi] do[DO;~Tn] was[BEP;~cat_Vt] to[TO] cry[VB;~Ip] on[RP] .[PUNC]

When he looked back at that long run and the loneliness that he felt during it, he felt that even in his loudest voice he would never be able to cry enough.

Parse    When[P-CONN] he[PRO] looked[VBD;~Ip] back[RP] at[P-ROLE] that[D] long[ADJ] run[N] and[CONJ] the[D] loneliness[N] that[RPRO] he[PRO] felt[VBD;~Tn] during[P-ROLE] it[PRO] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] felt[VBD;~Tf] that[C] even_in[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] loudest[ADJS] voice[N] he[PRO] would[MD;~cat_Vi] never[ADV] be[BE;~La] able[ADJ;_cat_] to[TO] cry[VB;~I] enough[ADV] .[PUNC]

When he was 26, Ryohei moved with his wife and child to Tokyo.

Parse    When[P-CONN] he[PRO] was[BEP;~Ln] 26[N] ,[PUNC] Ryohei[NPR] moved[VBD;~Ipr] with[P-ROLE] his[PRO;_genm_] wife[N] and[CONJ] child[N] to[P-ROLE] Tokyo[NPR] .[PUNC]

There he now works on the second floor of a magazine publisher as an editor.

Parse    There[ADV] he[PRO] now[ADV] works[VBP;~I] on[P-ROLE] the[D] second[ADJ] floor[N] of[P-ROLE] a[D] magazine[N] publisher[N] as[P-ROLE] an[D] editor[N] .[PUNC]

Sometimes, suddenly with no provocation whatsoever, he recalls that day.

Parse    Sometimes[ADV] ,[PUNC] suddenly[ADV] with[P-ROLE] no[D] provocation_whatsoever[N] ,[PUNC] he[PRO] recalls[VBP;~Tn] that[D] day[N] .[PUNC]

Or perhaps something does provoke it.

Parse    Or[CONJ;_cl_] perhaps[ADV] something[D;_nphd_] does[DOP] provoke[VB;~Tn] it[PRO] .[PUNC]

He is tired with the daily chores of life, and even now just as back then, a long thin path through dark thickets and over hills stretches ever outward before him.

Parse    He[PRO] is[BEP;~La] tired[ADJ] with[P-ROLE] the[D] daily[ADJ] chores[NS] of[P-ROLE] life[N] ,_and[CONJ] even_now[ADV] just_as[P-ROLE] back_then[N] ,[PUNC] a[D] long[ADJ] thin[ADJ] path[N] through[P-ROLE] dark[ADJ] thickets[NS] and[CONJ] over[P-ROLE] hills[NS] stretches[VBP;~Ip] ever_outward[RP] before[P-ROLE] him[PRO] .[PUNC]