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English → Japanese CHAPTER I Level 7/10

All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind.

一日中、私たちはあらゆる種類の美しさに満ちた土地をのんびりと通り抜けているように思われた。

Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to great floods.

時に私たちは、古い聖書写本に見られるような急峻な丘の頂上に小さな町や城を見た。また時には、両岸の広い石だらけの縁から見て大洪水にさらされているように思われる川や小川のそばを通り過ぎた。

It takes a lot of water, and running strong, to sweep the outside edge of a river clear.

川の外側の縁をきれいに押し流すには、大量の水が勢いよく流れる必要がある。

At every station there were groups of people, sometimes crowds, and in all sorts of attire.

どの駅にも人々の集団があり、時には群衆となっており、あらゆる種類の服装をしていた。

Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque.

彼らの中には、故郷の農民や、フランスとドイツを通って来る途中で見かけた人々とまったく同じように、短い上着と丸い帽子と手製のズボンを身に着けている者もいたが、他の者たちはとても絵になる姿をしていた。

The women looked pretty, except when you got near them, but they were very clumsy about the waist.

女性たちは近くに寄らない限りは可愛らしく見えたが、ウエストのあたりがとても不格好だった。

They had all full white sleeves of some kind or other, and most of them had big belts with a lot of strips of something fluttering from them like the dresses in a ballet, but of course there were petticoats under them.

彼女たちは皆、何らかの形でたっぷりとした白い袖を持っており、そのほとんどがバレエの衣装のように何かの細長い切れ端がひらひらと垂れ下がった大きなベルトをしていたが、もちろんその下にはペチコートがあった。

The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot wide, all studded over with brass nails.

私たちが見た中で最も奇異な姿をしていたのはスロバキア人たちで、彼らは他の人々よりも野蛮な印象で、大きなカウボーイハットに、だぶだぶの汚れた白いズボン、白い麻のシャツ、そしてほぼ一フィート幅の巨大で重い革のベルトを締め、そのベルト全体に真鍮の鋲が打ち込まれていた。

Vocabulary

一日中
ichinichijuu — All day long, throughout the entire day.
watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
たち
tachi — Suffix indicating plural, as in 'we' or 'they'.
wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence subject.
あらゆる
arayuru — Every, all kinds of, without exception.
種類
shurui — Type, kind, or category of something.
no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
美し
utsukushi — Beautiful; stem form of the adjective 'utsukushii'.
sa — Suffix turning adjectives into nouns meaning '-ness'.
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
満ち
michi — Filled with, brimming with something.
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
土地
tochi — Land, ground, or a particular region or area.
wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
のんびり
nonbiri — Leisurely, easygoing, in a relaxed unhurried manner.
to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
通り抜け
toorinuke — Passing through, going through from one side.
te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases together.
いる
iru — To exist, to be; auxiliary indicating ongoing action.
よう
you — Seems like, appears to be; expression of conjecture.
思わ
omowa — Think, feel; stem of verb 'omou' (to think).
re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese grammar.
toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something occurs.
古い
furui — Old, aged, antiquated; describing old objects or things.
聖書
seisho — The Bible; holy scripture or sacred religious text.
写本
shahon — Manuscript, handwritten copy of a text or document.
見られる
mirareru — Can be seen, is visible; passive/potential form of 'miru'.
na — Adjectival suffix linking na-adjectives to nouns.
急峻
kyuushun — Steep, precipitous; describing sharply inclined terrain.
oka — Hill, small elevated landform rising from surrounding area.
頂上
choujou — Summit, top, peak of a hill or mountain.
小さな
chiisana — Small, little; attributive form describing small things.
machi — Town, city district, neighborhood, or urban area.
ya — Particle listing examples, meaning 'and' or 'or'.
shiro — Castle, fortress; a fortified building or stronghold.
mi — See, look; stem of verb 'miru' (to see).
また
mata — Again, also, additionally, or furthermore in context.
両岸
ryougan — Both banks, both sides of a river or waterway.
広い
hiroi — Wide, broad, spacious; describing large open areas.
ishi — Stone, rock; a naturally occurring solid mineral material.
だらけ
darake — Covered with, full of (often undesirable things).
fuchi — Edge, rim, border, or brim of something.
から
kara — From, because of; particle indicating origin or cause.
大洪水
daikouzui — Great flood, massive deluge of overflowing water.
れる
reru — Passive verb suffix indicating being acted upon.
kawa — River, stream; a natural flowing body of water.
小川
ogawa — Stream, brook; a small narrow flowing waterway.
そば
soba — Beside, next to, near something or someone.
通り過ぎ
toorsugi — Passing by, going past without stopping somewhere.
外側
sotogawa — Outside, exterior side of something or a boundary.
きれいに
kirei ni — Cleanly, beautifully, neatly; adverbial form of 'kirei'.
押し流す
oshinagasu — To sweep away, wash away with force of water.
大量
tairyou — Large quantity, great amount of something.
mizu — Water; the liquid essential for life and nature.
ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
勢いよく
ikioi yoku — Vigorously, powerfully, with great force or momentum.
流れる
nagareru — To flow, stream, run; movement of water or liquids.
必要
hitsuyou — Necessary, needed, required; something that must exist.
ある
aru — To exist, to be, to have; for inanimate things.
どの
dono — Which, every; interrogative or universal determiner.
eki — Train station, railway stop or terminal building.
mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.
人々
hitobito — People, persons; plural form referring to many individuals.
集団
shuudan — Group, crowd, collective body of people or things.
あり
ari — There is/are; existential verb stem form.
群衆
gunshuu — Crowd, mob, large throng of gathered people.
なっ
natte — Becoming; te-form of 'naru' (to become).
おり
ori — Being, existing; polite continuous form of 'iru'.
服装
fukusou — Clothing, attire, manner of dressing oneself.
shi — Do; conjunctive or listing verb stem form.
i — Stem of 'iru'; to be, to exist (animate).
彼ら
karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun in Japanese.
naka — Inside, among, within a group or space.
故郷
kokyou — Hometown, birthplace, one's native home region.
農民
noumin — Farmer, peasant; a person who works agricultural land.
フランス
Furansu — France; the Western European country.
ドイツ
Doitsu — Germany; the Central European country.
通っ
tootte — Passing through, commuting; te-form of 'tooru'.
来る
kuru — To come, to arrive; basic motion verb in Japanese.
途中
tochuu — On the way, midway, in the middle of a journey.
de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.
見かけ
mikake — Appearance, outward look; how something seems externally.
まったく
mattaku — Completely, entirely, absolutely; strong emphatic adverb.
同じ
onaji — Same, identical, equal; indicating no difference between things.
短い
mijikai — Short in length or duration; brief or compact.
上着
Jacket, coat, outer garment worn over other clothes.
丸い
marui — Round, circular, spherical in shape or form.
帽子
boushi — Hat, cap; headwear worn on top of the head.
手製
tesei — Handmade, homemade; crafted by hand rather than machine.
ズボン
zubon — Trousers, pants; lower-body garment covering both legs.
mi — Body, oneself; refers to one's own person or body.
着け
tsuke — Wear, attach; stem of 'tsukeru' meaning to put on.
mono — Person, one who does something; indicates a person type.
hoka — Other, another, the rest; referring to different things.
とても
totemo — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb for adjectives or verbs.
e — Picture, painting, drawing, illustration or image.
なる
naru — To become, to turn into; change of state verb.
姿
sugata — Figure, appearance, form; how someone or something looks.
女性
josei — Woman, female; referring to adult female persons.
近く
chikaku — Nearby, close to; in the vicinity of something.
寄ら
yora — Approach, draw near; stem of 'yoru' (to approach).
ない
nai — Not, does not; negative auxiliary or adjective form.
限り
kagiri — Unless, as long as, to the extent of something.
可愛らしく
kawairashiku — Adorably, cutely, charmingly; adverbial form of 'kawairashii'.
見え
mie — Appear, look like; stem of 'mieru' (to appear/seem).
ウエスト
uesuto — Waist; the narrow middle part of the human body.
あたり
atari — Around, about, in the vicinity of an area.
不格好
bukakkou — Misshapen, awkward-looking, ungainly in appearance.
だっ
datte — Was, were; past tense of copula 'da' (to be).
彼女
kanojo — She, her; third-person singular female pronoun.
minna — Everyone, all; referring to an entire group of people.
何らか
nanraka — Some kind of, some form of; vague indefinite reference.
katachi — Shape, form, figure; the physical outline of something.
たっぷり
tappuri — Plenty, abundantly, in large generous amounts.
白い
shiroi — White; describing something of the color white.
sode — Sleeve; the arm-covering part of a garment or shirt.
持っ
motte — Having, holding; te-form of 'motsu' (to have/hold).
その
sono — That, those; demonstrative adjective pointing to something nearby.
ほとんど
hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all; indicating high proportion.
バレエ
baree — Ballet; the classical European dance art form.
衣装
ishou — Costume, outfit; clothing worn for performance or occasion.
何か
nanika — Something, anything; indefinite pronoun for unknown things.
細長い
hosonagai — Long and narrow, slender and elongated in shape.
切れ端
kirehashi — Scrap, small cut piece, remnant of cloth or material.
ひらひら
hirahira — Fluttering, flapping gently; light flapping motion of fabric.
垂れ下がっ
taresagatte — Hanging down, drooping; te-form of 'taresagaru'.
大きな
ookina — Large, big; attributive form describing large things.
ベルト
beruto — Belt; a strap worn around the waist.
もちろん
mochiron — Of course, naturally, certainly; expressing obvious agreement.
shita — Below, under, beneath; indicating lower position or direction.
あっ
atte — There was/were; te-form of 'aru' (to exist).
最も
mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb in Japanese.
奇異
kii — Strange, peculiar, odd, curious in an unusual way.
hito — Person, human being, people in general.
より
yori — Than, more than; comparative particle in Japanese.
野蛮
yaban — Savage, barbaric, uncivilized, primitive in behavior.
印象
inshou — Impression, image, feeling one gets about something.
だぶだぶ
dabudabu — Baggy, loose-fitting, ill-fitting; describing oversized clothing.
汚れ
yogore — Dirt, stain, filth; something soiled or unclean.
asa — Hemp, linen; a natural plant-based textile fiber.
シャツ
shatsu — Shirt; a cloth garment worn on the upper body.
そして
soshite — And then, and so; conjunction connecting related sentences.
ほぼ
hobo — Almost, approximately, nearly; indicating close estimation.
ichi — One; the first and smallest positive integer.
haba — Width, breadth; the measurement from side to side.
巨大
kyodai — Huge, gigantic, enormous in size or scale.
重い
omoi — Heavy, weighty; having great mass or burden.
kawa — Leather, hide; animal skin processed for use.
締め
shime — Fastening, tightening; securing or closing something firmly.
全体
zentai — Whole, entire, overall; referring to everything as one.
打ち込ま
uchikoma — Driven in, hammered in; stem of 'uchikomu' (to drive in).
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