Anna Karenina — Page 1

English → Japanese Chapter 2 Level 7/10

Stepan Arkadyevitch was a truthful man in his relations with himself.

スチェパン・アルカジエヴィチは、自分自身に対して正直な人間だった。

He was incapable of deceiving himself and persuading himself that he repented of his conduct.

彼は自分を欺いて、自分の行いを後悔しているのだと思い込むことができなかった。

He could not at this date repent of the fact that he, a handsome, susceptible man of thirty-four, was not in love with his wife, the mother of five living and two dead children, and only a year younger than himself.

今さら、三十四歳の美男で感受性豊かな自分が、五人の生きた子供と二人の死んだ子供の母である妻、自分よりほんの一歳年下の妻を愛していないという事実を悔いることなど、彼にはできなかった。

All he repented of was that he had not succeeded better in hiding it from his wife.

彼が悔やんでいたのは、妻にそのことをうまく隠しきれなかったことだけだった。

But he felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry for his wife, his children, and himself.

しかし彼は自分の立場の難しさを痛感し、妻と子供たちと自分自身を気の毒に思っていた。

Possibly he might have managed to conceal his sins better from his wife if he had anticipated that the knowledge of them would have had such an effect on her.

もし妻がそれを知ったときにこれほどの影響を受けるとあらかじめ予測していたなら、もっとうまく妻から罪を隠せていたかもしれない。

He had never clearly thought out the subject, but he had vaguely conceived that his wife must long ago have suspected him of being unfaithful to her, and shut her eyes to the fact.

彼はこの問題についてはっきりと考えたことはなかったが、妻はとっくの昔に自分の不貞を疑い、その事実に目をつぶっているに違いないと漠然と思っていた。

He had even supposed that she, a worn-out woman no longer young or good-looking, and in no way remarkable or interesting, merely a good mother, ought from a sense of fairness to take an indulgent view.

彼はさらに、もはや若くも美しくもなく、際立ったところも面白みもない、ただ良い母親であるにすぎる疲れ果てた妻は、公平の観点から大目に見るべきであるとさえ思っていた。

It had turned out quite the other way.

ところが、まったく逆の結果になってしまった。

"Oh, it's awful! oh dear, oh dear! awful!" Stepan Arkadyevitch kept repeating to himself, and he could think of nothing to be done.

「ああ、ひどい！ああ、なんてことだ、なんてことだ！ひどい！」スチェパン・アルカジエヴィチは繰り返し心の中で呟いたが、どうすればよいか何も思い浮かばなかった。

"And how well things were going up till now! how well we got on!

「それにしても、つい最近まではなんてうまくいっていたのだろう！なんて仲良くやっていたことか！

Vocabulary

は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.
自分: jibun — Oneself; refers to the speaker or subject.
自身: jishin — Oneself; emphasizes the person themselves.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or location.
対し: taishi — Toward; in relation to someone or something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or states.
正直: shoujiki — Honest; straightforward and truthful in character.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
人間: ningen — Human being; a person or human entity.
だっ: da(tta) — Past tense copula; was or were.
た: ta — Past tense suffix attached to verbs or copula.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
欺い: azamui — Deceived; tricked or misled someone dishonestly.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
行い: okonai — Conduct; one's actions or deeds.
後悔: koukai — Regret; feeling remorse over a past action.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting clauses.
いる: iru — To be; exists (for animate beings).
だ: da — Copula expressing assertion or identification.
と: to — Quotation particle; that (introduces a quote).
思い込む: omoikomu — To convince oneself; to assume firmly without basis.
こと: koto — Thing; nominalizes verbs or expresses a fact.
が: ga — Subject marker particle.
でき: deki — Can do; be able to (stem of できる).
なかっ: naka(tta) — Past negative auxiliary; was not able.
今さら: imasara — Now of all times; at this late stage.
三十四歳: sanjuuyon-sai — Thirty-four years old.
美男: bidan — Handsome man; good-looking male.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or conjunction.
感受性: kanjusei — Sensitivity; capacity to feel or perceive deeply.
豊か: yutaka — Rich; abundant or plentiful in quality.
五人: gonin — Five people; a group of five persons.
生き: iki — Living; alive (stem of 生きる).
子供: kodomo — Child; a young person or offspring.
二人: futari — Two people; a pair of persons.
死ん: shin(da) — Died; past form of 死ぬ (to die).
母: haha — Mother; one's own mother.
ある: aru — To exist; to have (for inanimate things).
妻: tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).
より: yori — Than; comparative particle indicating difference.
ほんの: honnno — Just; merely; only a little.
一歳: issai — One year old; age of one year.
年下: toshishita — Younger; junior in age to another.
愛し: aishi — Loved; felt love (stem of 愛する).
い: i — Continuative form of いる or adjective ending.
ない: nai — Not; negative auxiliary or adjective.
いう: iu — To say; to be called or referred to as.
事実: jijitsu — Fact; an actual truth or reality.
悔いる: kuiru — To regret; to feel remorse about something.
など: nado — Etc.; and so on; such things as.
悔やん: kuyan(da) — Regretted; felt remorse (stem of 悔やむ).
その: sono — That; refers to something previously mentioned.
うまく: umaku — Skillfully; successfully; in a clever manner.
隠し: kakushi — Hidden; concealed (stem of 隠す).
きれ: kire — Potential suffix meaning able to complete fully.
だけ: dake — Only; just; limited to that amount.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; nevertheless.
立場: tachiba — Position; one's standpoint or situation.
難し: muzukashi — Difficult; hard to do or understand.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.
痛感: tsuukan — Keenly felt; deeply realized or acutely perceived.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
気の毒: kinodoku — Pitiful; feeling sympathy for someone's misfortune.
思っ: omot(ta) — Thought; felt (past stem of 思う).
もし: moshi — If; conditional word introducing a hypothetical.
それ: sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
知っ: shit(ta) — Knew; learned (past stem of 知る).
とき: toki — Time; when; a point or period in time.
これほど: korehodo — This much; to this extent or degree.
影響: eikyou — Influence; effect on someone or something.
受ける: ukeru — To receive; to be subjected to something.
あらかじめ: arakajime — Beforehand; in advance; ahead of time.
予測: yosoku — Prediction; forecasting a future event or outcome.
たなら: ta nara — If (one) had done; conditional past form.
もっと: motto — More; to a greater degree.
から: kara — From; because; after doing something.
罪: tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt or wrongdoing.
隠せ: kakuse — Could hide; potential or imperative of 隠す.
かも: kamo — Maybe; perhaps; might be the case.
しれ: shire — Might; potential ending in かもしれない.
この: kono — This; refers to something close to the speaker.
問題: mondai — Problem; issue; question needing resolution.
つい: tsui — About; concerning (or: unintentionally; just now).
はっきり: hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; without vagueness.
考え: kangae — Thought; idea; thinking about something.
とっく: tokku — Long ago; already (colloquial form of とっくに).
昔: mukashi — Long ago; old times; the past.
不貞: futei — Infidelity; marital unfaithfulness or adultery.
疑い: utagai — Suspicion; doubt about someone's honesty.
目: me — Eye; also used metaphorically in phrases.
つぶっ: tsubu(tta) — Closed eyes; turned a blind eye.
違いない: chigainai — Certainly; must be; no doubt about it.
漠然: bakuzen — Vague; hazy; unclear or indistinct.
さらに: sarani — Furthermore; even more; additionally.
もはや: mohaya — No longer; already; at this point.
若く: wakaku — Young; youthful (adverbial form of 若い).
も: mo — Also; even; too; particle of inclusion.
美し: utsukushi — Beautiful; lovely (stem of 美しい).
く: ku — Adverbial suffix for i-adjectives.
なく: naku — Not being; without (negative adverbial form).
際立っ: kiwadata(tte) — Stood out; was conspicuous or remarkable.
ところ: tokoro — Place; aspect; point in time or situation.
面白み: omoshiromi — Charm; interest; sense of appeal or fun.
ただ: tada — Just; merely; only; nothing more than.
良い: yoi — Good; fine; of a positive quality.
母親: hahaoya — Mother; a woman in the role of parent.
すぎる: sugiru — Too much; excessively; beyond a proper degree.
疲れ: tsukare — Tired; fatigue (stem of 疲れる).
果て: hate — End; extremity; utterly exhausted (stem of 果てる).
公平: kousei — Fair; impartial; just and unbiased treatment.
観点: kanten — Viewpoint; perspective from which one considers things.
大目: oome — Overlooking; being lenient about a fault.
見る: miru — To see; to look; to watch.
べき: beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.
さえ: sae — Even; as long as; only (particle of emphasis).
ところが: tokoroga — However; but; contrary to expectation.
まったく: mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all.
逆: gyaku — Opposite; reverse; contrary direction or result.
結果: kekka — Result; outcome of an action or event.
なっ: nat(ta) — Became; turned into (past stem of なる).
しまっ: shimat(ta) — Ended up; completed regrettably (stem of しまう).
ああ: aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of feeling or realization.
ひどい: hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel or harsh.
なんて: nante — How; what a; expresses surprise or contempt.
繰り返し: kurikaeshi — Repeatedly; over and over again.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.
中: naka — Inside; within; among; the middle.
呟い: tsubuyai — Muttered; murmured quietly to oneself.
どう: dou — How; in what way; what should be done.
すれ: sure — Conditional form of する (to do).
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
よい: yoi — Good; fine; it would be good to do.
か: ka — Question particle; or; indicates uncertainty.
何: nani — What; nothing; asks about an unknown thing.
思い浮かば: omoiukaba — Come to mind; an idea occurred (negative form).
最近: saikin — Recently; lately; in the near past.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as.
いっ: it(ta) — Said; went (past stem of 言う or 行く).
だろう: darou — Probably; I suppose; expresses conjecture.
仲良く: nakayoku — Getting along well; on friendly terms.
やっ: yat(ta) — Did; managed to do (past stem of やる).

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