Crime and Punishment — Page 11
"So she carries the keys in a pocket on the right.
「つまり彼女は鍵を右のポケットに入れて持ち歩いている。
All in one bunch on a steel ring....
全部まとめて鋼鉄の輪に。……
And there's one key there, three times as big as all the others, with deep notches;
そしてその中に一本、他のどれよりも三倍も大きく、深い刻み目のある鍵がある。
that can't be the key of the chest of drawers...
それは引き出しの鍵ではあるまい……
then there must be some other chest or strong-box... that's worth knowing.
では他に何か箱か金庫があるに違いない……それは知っておく価値がある。
Strong-boxes always have keys like that...
金庫にはいつもそういう鍵がついているものだ……
but how degrading it all is."
しかし、これはなんと卑しいことか。」
The old woman came back.
老婆が戻ってきた。
"Here, sir: as we say ten copecks the rouble a month, so I must take fifteen copecks from a rouble and a half for the month in advance.
「さあ、お客さん。一ルーブルにつき月十コペイカとしておりますから、一ルーブル半からは前払いで十五コペイカいただかなければなりません。
But for the two roubles I lent you before, you owe me now twenty copecks on the same reckoning in advance.
しかし以前お貸しした二ルーブルについては、同じ計算で前払いとして二十コペイカをお支払いいただかなければなりません。
That makes thirty-five copecks altogether.
合わせて三十五コペイカになります。
So I must give you a rouble and fifteen copecks for the watch.
ですから時計に対しては一ルーブル十五コペイカをお渡しすることになります。
Here it is."
どうぞ。」
"What! only a rouble and fifteen copecks now!"
「なんですって！たった一ルーブル十五コペイカですか！」
"Just so."
「そうでございます。」
The young man did not dispute it and took the money.
青年はそれに異議を唱えず、金を受け取った。
He looked at the old woman, and was in no hurry to get away, as though there was still something he wanted to say or to do, but he did not himself quite know what.
彼は老婆を見つめ、まだ何か言いたいことや、したいことがあるかのように、急いで立ち去ろうとはしなかったが、それが何なのか自分でもよくわからなかった。
"I may be bringing you something else in a day or two, Alyona Ivanovna--a valuable thing--silver--a cigarette-box, as soon as I get it back from a friend..." he broke off in confusion.
「一両日中にまた別の物をお持ちするかもしれません、アリョーナ・イワーノヴナ――貴重な品です――銀製の――煙草入れを、友人から返してもらい次第……」彼は当惑して言葉を切った。
"Well, we will talk about it then, sir.
「では、その時にお話しいたしましょう、お客さん。
Vocabulary
- つまり
- tsumari — In other words; that is to say; namely.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.
- 鍵
- kagi — Key; lock.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 右
- migi — Right side or direction.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- ポケット
- poketto — Pocket in clothing.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
- 入れ
- ire — To put in; to insert something into a place.
- て
- te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential actions.
- 持ち歩い
- mochiaru(i) — To carry around; walk about with something.
- いる
- iru — To be; indicates ongoing state or action.
- 全部
- zenbu — All; everything; the whole amount.
- まとめ
- matome — Bundle; summary; gathered together as one.
- 鋼鉄
- koutetsu — Steel; strong iron alloy material.
- 輪
- wa — Ring; loop; circle-shaped object.
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; furthermore connecting two statements.
- その
- sono — That; the (referring to something nearby contextually).
- 中
- naka — Inside; among; middle of a group.
- 一本
- ippon — One long cylindrical object; one key.
- 他
- hoka — Other; another; the rest.
- どれ
- dore — Which one; which item among several options.
- より
- yori — Than; from; comparative particle showing difference.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
- 三倍
- sanbai — Three times as much; triple the amount.
- 大きく
- ookiku — Largely; in a big manner; greatly.
- 深い
- fukai — Deep; profound; far below the surface.
- 刻み目
- kizamime — Notch; groove; carved mark or indentation.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have; there is (inanimate).
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also means but/however.
- それ
- sore — That; that thing (at medium distance).
- 引き出し
- hikidashi — Drawer; pulling out; a sliding compartment.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
- まい
- mai — Volitional negative; will not; probably not.
- では
- dewa — Well then; in that case; transitional expression.
- 何か
- nanika — Something; some kind of unspecified thing.
- 箱
- hako — Box; container; case.
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; indicates uncertainty.
- 金庫
- kinko — Safe; strongbox; vault for valuables.
- 違いない
- chigainai — Without doubt; must be; certainly is.
- 知っ
- shitte — Knowing; to know (te-form of shiru).
- おく
- oku — To do in advance; to leave as is.
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; importance of something.
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.
- そういう
- souiu — That kind of; such; like that.
- ついて
- tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; often adds nuance to statements.
- だ
- da — Casual copula; is; am; are.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; on the other hand.
- これ
- kore — This; this thing (close to the speaker).
- なんと
- nanto — How; what a; expressing surprise or exclamation.
- 卑しい
- iyashii — Mean; base; vulgar; lowly in character.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (abstract nominalizer).
- 老婆
- rouba — Old woman; elderly female; hag.
- 戻っ
- modotte — Returning; came back (te-form of modoru).
- き
- ki — Came (ki, auxiliary indicating arrival/completion).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
- さあ
- saa — Well now; come on; let's see.
- お客さん
- okyakusan — Customer; guest; visitor (polite form).
- 一
- ichi — One; the number one.
- ルーブル
- ruuburu — Ruble; Russian monetary unit.
- つき
- tsuki — Per; for each; attached to.
- 月
- tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon.
- 十
- juu — Ten; the number ten.
- コペイカ
- kopeika — Kopek; small Russian monetary unit.
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional if.
- し
- shi — And; doing (conjunctive form of suru).
- おり
- ori — Humble form of iru; being; existing politely.
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.
- から
- kara — From; because; since; starting point particle.
- 半
- han — Half; semi; middle portion.
- 前払い
- maebarai — Advance payment; paying beforehand.
- 十五
- juugo — Fifteen; the number fifteen.
- いただか
- itadaka — To humbly receive; must receive (polite form).
- なけれ
- nakere — Must; have to (negative conditional base form).
- ば
- ba — If; conditional particle for hypothetical situations.
- なり
- nari — Must become; linking to necessity or identity.
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative ending; please do (respectful).
- ん
- n — Negative or explanatory softening particle.
- 以前
- izen — Before; previously; formerly; in the past.
- お
- o — Honorific prefix added to nouns or verbs.
- 貸し
- kashi — Lending; loan; something lent to another.
- 二
- ni — Two; the number two.
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; reflexively; just recently.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature.
- 計算
- keisan — Calculation; computation; arithmetic.
- 二十
- nijuu — Twenty; the number twenty.
- 支払い
- shiharai — Payment; paying a bill or debt.
- 合わせ
- awase — Combined total; matching together; summing up.
- 三十五
- sanjuugo — Thirty-five; the number thirty-five.
- です
- desu — Polite copula; is; am; are (formal).
- 時計
- tokei — Clock; watch; timepiece.
- 対し
- taishi — Against; toward; in contrast to; regarding.
- 渡し
- watashi — Handing over; delivering something to someone.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action.
- どうぞ
- douzo — Please; go ahead; here you are (polite offer).
- なんです
- nandesu — It is that; explanatory polite sentence ending.
- って
- tte — Casual quotation or topic particle; they say.
- たった
- tatta — Only; merely; just that small amount.
- そう
- sou — So; that way; yes, that is right.
- ございます
- gozaimasu — Polite form of aru/desu; to be (very formal).
- 青年
- seinen — Young man; youth; young adult male.
- 異議
- igi — Objection; dissent; disagreement with a decision.
- 唱え
- tonae — To raise; to advocate; to voice an objection.
- ず
- zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive verb form.
- 金
- kane / kin — Money; gold; metal.
- 受け取っ
- uketotte — Received; accepted something handed over.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend.
- 見つめ
- mitsume — To stare at; to gaze fixedly at someone.
- まだ
- mada — Still; yet; not yet; continuing state.
- 言い
- ii — Saying; to say (conjunctive form of iu).
- たい
- tai — Want to do; expresses desire for an action.
- や
- ya — And; or; listing particle; exclamatory particle.
- よう
- you — Seem; like; as if; volitional let's do.
- 急い
- isoide — Hurrying; rushing; in a hurry.
- 立ち去ろう
- tachisarou — Let's leave; trying to depart quickly from somewhere.
- なかっ
- nakatta — Was not; did not (past negative auxiliary form).
- 何
- nani / nani — What; something unspecified.
- な
- na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or prohibition.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own self.
- よく
- yoku — Well; often; clearly; thoroughly.
- わから
- wakara — Not understanding; failing to comprehend (negative base).
- 一両日中
- ichiryo'ujonaka — Within a day or two; very soon.
- また
- mata — Again; also; additionally; once more.
- 別
- betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from this.
- 物
- mono / butsu — Thing; object; physical item.
- 持ち
- mochi — Holding; carrying; possessing something.
- かも
- kamo — Maybe; perhaps; might be (uncertainty marker).
- しれ
- shire — Might; possibility (part of kamoshirenai pattern).
- 貴重
- kichou — Precious; valuable; of great importance or worth.
- 品
- shina / hin — Item; article; goods; quality of an object.
- 銀製
- Made of silver; silver-crafted item or object.
- 煙草
- tabako — Tobacco; cigarette; smoking material.
- 友人
- yuujin — Friend; close acquaintance; personal companion.
- 返し
- kaeshi — Returning; giving back; repaying something borrowed.
- もらい
- morai — Receiving; getting something from someone else.
- 次第
- shidai — As soon as; depending on; circumstances dictate.
- 当惑
- touwaku — Perplexity; embarrassment; being at a loss.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression.
- 切っ
- kitte — Cutting; severing; interrupting speech or action.
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; speaking.
- いたし
- itashi — Humble form of suru; to do (very formal).
- ましょ
- masho — Let's do; polite volitional form suggesting action.
- う
- u — Volitional suffix; let's; I will do something.
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