D - "Yoru no Me to Gin'yushijin"

D- 「夜の眼と吟遊詩人」
D - "Yoru no Me to Gin'yushijin"
D - "The Eyes of the Night and the Minstrels"

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夜 / よる / yoru: [Adverbial noun, Temporal noun] evening, night
の / no:
1. [particle] indicates possession
2. of, having to do with (noun-following particle)
眼 / め / me: [noun]
1. eye, eyeball
2. eyesight, sight, vision
3. look, stare, glance
4. an experience
5. viewpoint
と / to: [particle, conjunction] and
吟遊詩人 / ぎんゆうしじん / gin'yushijin: [noun] wandering singer, minstrel

 About "no"

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1) 夕餉(ゆうげ)の支度に勤しむと火の粉が弾けた
       yuuge                         no  shitaku  ni    isoshimu     to hi-no-ko     ga   hajiketa
a. Sparks are flying as we’re endeavoring to the preparations for dinner
b. working hard at the evening meal preparations, sparks burst open

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夕餉 / ゆうげ / yuuge: [noun] evening meal, supper, dinner
支度 / したく / shitaku: [noun, suru verb] preparation, arrangements
に / ni: [particle] indicates such things as location of a person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.
勤しむ / いそしむ / isoshimu: [Godan verb with mu ending] to endeavor, work hard (at)
火の粉 / ひのこ / hi-no-ko: [noun] sparks
粉 / こ / ko: [noun] flour, meal, powder
が / ga: [particle] indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
弾ける / はじける / hajikeru: [Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb] to burst open, split open, pop, be bursting with (ex: youth, laughter, flavor)

 About "ga"

http://nihonshock.com/2010/02/particles-the-difference-between-wa-and-ga/

 Conjugate "hajikeru"

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2) 香る        慎ましやかながらも一皿の馳走
      kaoru         tsutsumashiyaka nagara-mo hito-sara no chisou
a. Although it may not smell too dainty, the dish is a feast to us
b. fragrant, though modest, the dish is even a feast

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香る / かおる / kaoru: [Godan verb with ru ending, Intransitive verb] to smell sweet, be fragrant
慎ましやか / つつましやか / tsutsumashiyaka: [na-adjective] modest, reserved
ながらも / nagara-mo: [particle, usually written in kanji] though, notwithstanding, although
一皿 / ひとさら / hito-sara: [noun] plate, dish (of food)
馳走 / ちそう / chisou: [noun, suru verb] treat, banquet, feast, entertainment, goodies