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English → Japanese Preface Level 7/10

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Standing over him like a bold dragoon

大胆な竜騎兵のように彼の上に立ちはだかって

"You must give me your note, Mr Dobson, if you please"

「ドブソンさん、よろしければ覚書をいただかなければなりません」

"Please, ma'am, he wants to marry me off hand"

「奥様、あの方はすぐに私と結婚したいと言っているのです」

Miss Matty and I sat assenting to accounts

マティさんと私は帳簿の内容に同意しながら座っていた

Smiling glory ... and becoming blushes

微笑みの栄光……そして似合いの赤面

I went to call Miss Matty

私はマティさんを呼びに行った

_Most of the three-colour blocks used in this book have been made by the Graphic Photo-Engraving Co.

本書に使用されている三色版のほとんどは、グラフィック写真製版会社によって製作されたものです。

Vocabulary

大胆な
daitan na — Bold, daring, or audacious in character.
no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
よう
yō — Like, as if, or in the manner of.
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
ue — Above, top, or upper position.
立ちはだかって
tachihadakatte — Standing in the way, blocking someone's path.
さん
san — Polite honorific title used after names.
よろしければ
yoroshikereba — If it is acceptable or agreeable to you.
覚書
oboegaki — Memorandum; a written note or reminder document.
wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
いただか
itadaka — Stem of 'itadaku'; humbly receive or obtain something.
なければ
nakereba — Conditional negative meaning 'if not' or 'must'.
なりません
narimasen — Must; expresses obligation or necessity politely.
奥様
okusama — Honorific term for another's wife or madam.
あの
ano — That (over there); refers to something distant contextually.
kata — Polite word for a person or individual.
wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
すぐ
sugu — Immediately, right away, or very soon.
watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
結婚
kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.
shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; do, and then.
たい
tai — Expresses desire or want to do something.
言っている
itte iru — Is saying; ongoing action of speaking or telling.
です
desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'are', or 'am'.
帳簿
chōbo — Ledger or account book for recording finances.
内容
naiyō — Content, substance, or details of something.
同意
dōi — Agreement, consent, or approval of something.
ながら
nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
座っていた
suwatte ita — Was sitting; past continuous of 'to sit'.
微笑み
hohoemi — A smile; gentle or soft facial expression.
栄光
eikō — Glory, honor, or splendor achieved through accomplishment.
そして
soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.
似合い
niai — Suiting well; being a good match or fit.
赤面
sekimen — Blushing; face turning red from embarrassment.
呼び
yobi — Calling; stem of 'yobu', to call someone.
行った
itta — Went; past tense of 'iku', to go.
本書
honsho — This book; referring to the current publication.
使用
shiyō — Use, usage, or application of something.
sa — Nominalizing suffix or softening sentence-ending particle.
れている
rete iru — Passive continuous; is being done by someone.
ほとんど
hotondo — Almost, mostly, or nearly all of something.
グラフィック
guraffikku — Graphic; relating to visual art or printing.
会社
kaisha — Company or corporation; a business organization.
よって
yotte — By means of; due to; because of something.
製作
seisaku — Production or manufacture; creating a work or product.
れた
reta — Passive past tense suffix; was done by someone.
もの
mono — Thing, object, or something tangible or abstract.
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