Crime and Punishment — Page 4

English → Japanese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

Owing to the proximity of the Hay Market, the number of establishments of bad character, the preponderance of the trading and working class population crowded in these streets and alleys in the heart of Petersburg, types so various were to be seen in the streets that no figure, however queer, would have caused surprise.

干し草市場が近くにあり、素行の悪い店が多く、ペテルブルクの中心部にあるこれらの通りや路地には商人や労働者階級の人々がひしめき合っていたため、通りにはじつに様々な人物が見られ、どれほど奇妙な風体の者が現れても驚く者はいなかったことだろう。

But there was such accumulated bitterness and contempt in the young man's heart, that, in spite of all the fastidiousness of youth, he minded his rags least of all in the street.

しかしその青年の心には苦々しさと軽蔑の念がこれほどまでに積もり積もっていたため、若者特有の潔癖さにもかかわらず、通りでぼろをまとっていることなど彼にとって最も気にならないことであった。

It was a different matter when he met with acquaintances or with former fellow students, whom, indeed, he disliked meeting at any time.

知人や以前の学友に出会うときはまた別の話で、そのような者たちとはそもそもいつ会っても気が進まなかった。

And yet when a drunken man who, for some unknown reason, was being taken somewhere in a huge waggon dragged by a heavy dray horse, suddenly shouted at him as he drove past: "Hey there, German hatter" bawling at the top of his voice and pointing at him--the young man stopped suddenly and clutched tremulously at his hat.

それでも、何らかの理由で重い荷馬車馬に引かれた巨大な荷馬車に乗せられてどこかへ連れて行かれる途中の酔っぱらいが、通り過ぎざまに突然彼に向かって「おいそこのドイツ帽子屋！」と声の限りに怒鳴り、指を差したとき——青年は突然立ち止まり、震える手で帽子をつかんだ。

It was a tall round hat from Zimmerman's, but completely worn out, rusty with age, all torn and bespattered, brimless and bent on one side in a most unseemly fashion.

それはツィンマーマンの店の背の高い丸帽子であったが、すっかり使い古されて古びた錆色になり、あちこち破れて泥だらけで、つばもなく、まことに見苦しい具合に片側へ歪んでいた。

Not shame, however, but quite another feeling akin to terror had overtaken him.

しかし彼を捉えたのは恥ずかしさではなく、恐怖に近いまったく別の感情であった。

"I knew it," he muttered in confusion, "I thought so! That's the worst of all! Why, a stupid thing like this, the most trivial detail might spoil the whole plan. Yes, my hat is too noticeable....

「そうだと思っていた」と彼は混乱しながら呟いた、「やっぱりそうだ！これが一番まずい！こんな馬鹿げたこと、ほんの些細なことが計画全体をだいなしにしかねない。そうだ、この帽子は目立ちすぎる……

Vocabulary

干し草: hoshikusa — Dried grass used as animal fodder.
市場: ichiba / shijō — A marketplace or market area.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
近く: chikaku — Nearby; in the vicinity of something.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
あり: ari — Formal/literary form of 'there is/are.'
素行: sokō — One's conduct or moral behavior in life.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
悪い: warui — Bad, poor, or morally questionable.
店: mise — A shop or store selling goods.
多く: ōku — Many; a large number or quantity.
中心部: chūshinbu — The central district or heart of a city.
ある: aru — To exist; there is/are (inanimate).
これら: korera — These (referring to multiple nearby things).
通り: tōri — A street or road in a town.
や: ya — And (listing particle, non-exhaustive).
路地: roji — A narrow alley or back lane.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
商人: shōnin — A merchant or trader of goods.
労働者: rōdōsha — A laborer or working-class person.
階級: kaikyū — Social class or hierarchical stratum.
人々: hitobito — People; various individuals in a group.
ひしめき: hishimeki — Crowding together, jostling, swarming.
合っ: atte — Doing together (conjunctive form of 合う).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Stem of いる; indicating ongoing state or action.
た: ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs.
ため: tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.
じつに: jitsuni — Truly, indeed, really (emphatic adverb).
様々な: samazama na — Various; diverse; of many different kinds.
な: na — Adjectival copula particle for na-adjectives.
人物: jinbutsu — A person, character, or individual figure.
見られ: mirare — Passive form of 見る; to be seen/observed.
どれほど: dorehodo — How much; to what extent or degree.
奇妙: kimyō — Strange, odd, or bizarre in appearance.
風体: fūtai — Outward appearance; looks; one's get-up.
者: mono / sha — A person; one who does something.
現れ: araware — Appearing; showing up; making an appearance.
も: mo — Also; even; particle of inclusion or emphasis.
驚く: odoroku — To be surprised or astonished by something.
なかっ: nakatta — Past negative form of ない (did not).
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
だろう: darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or supposition.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a contrasting conjunction.
その: sono — That (referring to something previously mentioned).
青年: seinen — A young man; youth; young adult.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings.
苦々しさ: niganiganishisa — Bitterness; a strong feeling of resentment.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
軽蔑: keibetsu — Contempt; scorn; looking down on someone.
念: nen — Feeling; sense; strong mental impression.
これ: kore — This (thing near the speaker).
ほど: hodo — To the extent of; about; as much as.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as.
積もり: tsumori — Accumulated feeling; intention; piled up.
積もっ: tsumotte — Having accumulated or piled up (te-form).
若者: wakamono — A young person; youth; young people.
特有: tokuyū — Peculiar to; characteristic of; unique to.
潔癖: keppeki — Fastidiousness; strong aversion to moral impurity.
かかわら: kakawarazu — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding something.
ず: zu — Negative verbal ending (literary); without doing.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
ぼろ: boro — Rags; tattered old clothing or worn-out items.
を: o — Direct object particle in Japanese grammar.
まとっ: matotte — Wearing; wrapped in (te-form of まとう).
いる: iru — To be; to exist (animate beings).
など: nado — And so on; such things as; et cetera.
彼: kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun.
とっ: totte — For; from the perspective of (て-form of とる).
最も: mottomo — Most; the greatest degree of something.
気: ki — Spirit; mood; feeling; attention; energy.
なら: nara — If; conditional particle indicating supposition.
ない: nai — Negative; not; does not exist.
あっ: atte — Te-form of ある; being; existing; having.
知人: chijin — An acquaintance; someone one knows casually.
以前: izen — Before; previously; in the past.
学友: gakuyū — A fellow student; schoolmate; academic companion.
出会う: deau — To encounter; to meet by chance.
とき: toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens.
また: mata — Again; also; moreover; in addition.
別: betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct.
話: hanashi — A story, talk, or conversation topic.
よう: yō — Seems; like; as if; in the manner of.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
そもそも: somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; originally.
いつ: itsu — When; at what time (interrogative).
会っ: atte — Te-form of 会う; having met someone.
進ま: susuma — Negative base of 進む; not inclined to go forward.
それ: sore — That (thing); it (mid-distance reference).
何らか: nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of reason.
理由: riyū — A reason, cause, or explanation.
重い: omoi — Heavy; weighty; serious or burdensome.
荷馬車: nibasha — A cargo wagon; horse-drawn freight cart.
馬: uma — A horse; equine draft animal.
引か: hika — Base of 引く; to pull or draw (something).
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
巨大: kyodai — Enormous; gigantic; of great size.
乗せ: nose — To load onto; to place something on.
られ: rare — Passive/potential/honorific auxiliary verb ending.
どこか: dokoka — Somewhere; some unspecified place.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward.
連れ: tsure — To take along; to lead someone somewhere.
行か: ika — Base of 行く; to go (negative/passive stem).
れる: reru — Passive/potential verbal suffix in Japanese.
途中: tochū — On the way; in the middle of a journey.
酔っぱらい: yopparai — A drunkard; someone who is intoxicated.
通り過ぎ: tōrisugui — Passing by; going past without stopping.
ざま: zama — As one passes; in the act of passing.
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly.
向かっ: mukatte — Facing toward; heading in a direction.
おい: oi — Hey! An informal interjection calling attention.
そこ: soko — There; that place (mid-distance location).
ドイツ: Doitsu — Germany; the German nation or culture.
帽子屋: bōshiya — A hat shop or hat maker's store.
声: koe — Voice; a vocal sound made by someone.
限り: kagiri — As much as possible; to the limit of.
怒鳴り: donari — Shouting angrily; yelling at someone loudly.
指: yubi — A finger; digit used to point.
差し: sashi — Pointing at; indicating by extending a finger.
立ち止まり: tachidomari — Stopping in one's tracks; coming to a halt.
震える: furueru — To tremble; to shake with fear or cold.
手: te — Hand; the human hand or arm.
帽子: bōshi — A hat or cap worn on the head.
つかん: tsukan — Negative/conjunctive base of つかむ; to grasp.
だ: da — Copula; assertive ending meaning 'is/am/are.'
背: se / sei — Height; stature; one's back or spine.
高い: takai — Tall; high; expensive; elevated in height.
丸: maru — Round; circular; completely (prefix meaning 'wholly').
すっかり: sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; all the way.
使い古さ: tsukaiburusa — Worn-out state from long use; shabbiness.
古び: furubi — Aged appearance; looking old and worn.
錆色: sabiiro — Rust color; a dull reddish-brown shade.
なり: nari — Having become; in a state of being.
あちこち: achikochi — Here and there; in various places.
破れ: yaburé — Torn or ripped; having holes or tears.
泥だらけ: dorodarake — Covered in mud; splattered with dirt.
つば: tsuba — The brim of a hat.
なく: naku — Without; lacking; negative conjunctive form.
まこと: makoto — Truly; indeed; sincerely (literary adverb).
見苦しい: migurushii — Unsightly; disgraceful; unpleasant to look at.
具合: guai — Condition; state; how something looks or works.
片側: katagawa — One side; a single side of something.
歪ん: yugande — Warped; distorted; bent out of shape.
捉え: torae — Catching; grasping; capturing attention.
恥ずかし: hazukashi — Embarrassing; causing shame or awkwardness.
恐怖: kyōfu — Fear; terror; dread of something threatening.
近い: chikai — Close; near; approaching in proximity.
まったく: mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; entirely.
感情: kanjō — Emotion; feeling; emotional state of mind.
そう: sō — So; like that; in that way.
思っ: omotte — Te-form of 思う; thinking; having thought.
混乱: konran — Confusion; disorder; mental or situational chaos.
し: shi — Te-form of する; doing; also listing conjunction.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
呟い: tsubuyaite — Muttering; mumbling softly to oneself.
やっぱり: yappari — As expected; after all; just as thought.
一番: ichiban — Number one; most; the best or worst.
まずい: mazui — Bad; awkward; problematic; poor outcome.
こんな: konna — This kind of; such a (near speaker).
馬鹿げ: bakage — Foolish; absurd; ridiculous in nature.
ほん: hon — Real; true; slight (prefix); a book.
些細: sasai — Trivial; minor; insignificant small detail.
計画: keikaku — A plan; scheme; project; organized intention.
全体: zentai — The whole; entirety; overall; everything together.
だいなし: dainashi — Ruined; spoiled; completely wrecked or undone.
かね: kane — Sentence-final particle expressing concern or doubt.
この: kono — This (modifying a following noun nearby).
目立ち: medachi — Standing out; being conspicuous or noticeable.
すぎる: sugiru — Too much; to exceed; overly (suffix verb).

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