Anna Karenina — Page 3

English → Japanese Chapter 1 Level 7/10

" And noticing a gleam of light peeping in beside one of the serge curtains, he cheerfully dropped his feet over the edge of the sofa, and felt about with them for his slippers, a present on his last birthday, worked for him by his wife on gold-colored morocco.

サージのカーテンの一枚の脇から光がのぞいているのに気づき、彼は陽気にソファの端から足を降ろし、スリッパを足で探った。そのスリッパは先の誕生日に妻が金色のモロッコ革に刺繍して贈ってくれたものだった。

And, as he had done every day for the last nine years, he stretched out his hand, without getting up, towards the place where his dressing-gown always hung in his bedroom.

そして、過去九年間毎日そうしてきたように、起き上がることなく手を伸ばし、寝室でいつもガウンが掛かっている場所へと向けた。

And thereupon he suddenly remembered that he was not sleeping in his wife's room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows.

するとそのとき、彼は突然、妻の部屋ではなく書斎で寝ていること、そしてその理由を思い出した。顔から笑みが消え、眉をひそめた。

"Ah, ah, ah! Oo!..." he muttered, recalling everything that had happened.

「ああ、ああ、ああ！うう！……」彼は起きたことすべてを思い出しながら、うめいた。

And again every detail of his quarrel with his wife was present to his imagination, all the hopelessness of his position, and worst of all, his own fault.

そして再び、妻との口論のあらゆる細部が心に浮かび、自分の立場のどうにもならなさ、そして何より最悪なことに、自分自身の過ちが迫ってきた。

"Yes, she won't forgive me, and she can't forgive me.

「そうだ、彼女は私を許さないだろう、いや、許せないのだ。

And the most awful thing about it is that it's all my fault—all my fault, though I'm not to blame.

そして最も恐ろしいことは、すべて私のせいだということだ――すべて私のせいなのに、私は悪くないのだ。

That's the point of the whole situation," he reflected.

それがこの状況のすべての核心なのだ」と彼は思った。

"Oh, oh, oh!" he kept repeating in despair, as he remembered the acutely painful sensations caused him by this quarrel.

「ああ、ああ、ああ！」この口論が彼にもたらした鋭い苦痛の感覚を思い出しながら、彼は絶望のうちに繰り返し続けた。

Vocabulary

の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
カーテン: kāten — Curtain; window covering.
一枚: ichimai — One flat thin object, e.g. sheet.
脇: waki — Side; beside; flank of something.
から: kara — From; indicating origin or starting point.
光: hikari — Light; a ray or beam of light.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese.
のぞい: nozoi — Peeked; glimpsed through a gap.
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking clauses.
いる: iru — To be; indicates ongoing action or state.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
気づき: kizuki — Noticing; becoming aware of something.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese.
陽気: yōki — Cheerful; merry; in good spirits.
ソファ: sofa — Sofa; an upholstered couch for sitting.
端: hashi — Edge; end or tip of something.
足: ashi — Foot; leg of a person or animal.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese.
降ろし: oroshi — Lowered; brought down to the floor.
スリッパ: surippa — Slippers; indoor slip-on footwear.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action.
探っ: sagat(te) — Felt around; searched by touch.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring nearby thing.
先: saki — Tip; ahead; the front or future.
誕生日: tanjōbi — Birthday; the anniversary of one's birth.
妻: tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).
金色: kin'iro — Golden color; the color of gold.
革: kawa — Leather; hide or skin material.
刺繍: shishū — Embroidery; decorative needlework on fabric.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form listing actions or reasons.
贈っ: okut(te) — Gave as a gift; presented something.
くれ: kure — Gave to me; benefactive auxiliary verb.
もの: mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.
だっ: dat(te) — Was; past copula linking nouns or adjectives.
そし: soshi(te) — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.
過去: kako — The past; previous time or history.
九: ku / kyū — Nine; the number nine.
年間: nenkan — Period of years; span of multiple years.
毎日: mainichi — Every day; each day without exception.
そう: sō — So; that way; in that manner.
き: ki — Coming; stem of verb kuru (to come).
よう: yō — Seems like; appearance; manner; way.
起き上がる: okiagaru — To get up; rise from lying position.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive of nai.
手: te — Hand; the human hand or arm.
伸ばし: nobashi — Stretched out; extended one's hand or arm.
寝室: shinshitsu — Bedroom; room designated for sleeping.
いつも: itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.
ガウン: gaun — Dressing gown; robe worn over sleepwear.
掛かっ: kakat(te) — Hung; was hanging on something.
場所: basho — Place; location; a specific spot.
へ: e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
向け: muke — Directed toward; aimed at something.
する: suru — To do; general action verb in Japanese.
とき: toki — When; time; the moment something happens.
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly.
部屋: heya — Room; a space within a building.
書斎: shosai — Study; a private room for reading/writing.
寝: ne — Sleep; stem of neru, to sleep.
理由: riyū — Reason; cause; grounds for something.
思い出し: omoidashi — Remembered; recalled something from the past.
顔: kao — Face; one's facial appearance or expression.
笑み: emi — Smile; a gentle pleasant facial expression.
消え: kie — Disappeared; faded away; vanished.
眉: mayu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye.
ひそめ: hisome — Furrowed (brows); knitted eyebrows in worry.
ああ: aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or dismay.
うう: uu — Ugh; groan; sound of distress or reluctance.
起き: oki — Getting up; rising from sleep.
すべて: subete — Everything; all; the whole of something.
ながら: nagara — While; doing two actions simultaneously.
うめい: umei — Groaning; moaning in pain or distress.
再び: futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.
口論: kōron — Quarrel; verbal argument between people.
あらゆる: arayuru — Every; all possible; every kind of.
細部: saibu — Details; minute particulars of something.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.
浮かび: ukabi — Surfaced; came to mind; floated up.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or position.
立場: tachiba — Standpoint; one's position or perspective.
どう: dō — How; in what way or manner.
も: mo — Also; even; too; additive particle.
なら: nara — If; conditional or topic-setting particle.
な: na — Sentence-final particle expressing mild assertion.
さ: sa — Casual sentence-final particle; you know.
何より: naniyori — Above all; more than anything else.
最悪: saiaku — Worst; the most terrible situation possible.
自身: jishin — Oneself; one's own person or self.
過ち: ayamachi — Mistake; error; fault one has committed.
迫っ: sema(tte) — Pressing; closing in; urging strongly.
だ: da — Is; plain-form copula asserting a state.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; girlfriend in some contexts.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun.
許さ: yurusa — Forgive; stem of yurusu, to pardon.
ない: nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective.
だろう: darō — Probably; conjecture or speculation about something.
いや: iya — No; unpleasant; expressing refusal or dislike.
許せ: yuruse — Forgive (imperative); grant pardon to someone.
最も: mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of something.
恐ろしい: osoroshii — Terrifying; dreadful; causing great fear.
せい: sei — Fault; blame; cause of something bad.
いう: iu — To say; to call; to express verbally.
悪く: waruku — Badly; in a bad or wrong way.
それ: sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for close object.
状況: jōkyō — Situation; circumstances; current state of affairs.
核心: kakushin — Core; crux; the heart of a matter.
思っ: omo(tte) — Thought; felt; believed something internally.
もたらし: motarashi — Brought about; caused; gave rise to.
鋭い: surudoi — Sharp; keen; piercing in sensation or wit.
苦痛: kutsū — Pain; suffering; anguish or distress.
感覚: kankaku — Feeling; sensation; sense or perception.
絶望: zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; complete loss of hope.
うち: uchi — Within; inside; among; during a period.
繰り返し: kurikaeshi — Repetition; doing something over and over.
続け: tsuzuke — Continued; kept on doing something.

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