Dracula — Page 10
They were evidently talking of me, for every now and then they looked at me, and some of the people who were sitting on the bench outside the door--which they call by a name meaning "word-bearer"--came and listened, and then looked at me, most of them pityingly.
彼らは明らかに私のことを話していた。というのも、時々私の方を見ていたし、「言葉の運び手」を意味する名前で呼ばれるドアの外のベンチに座っていた人々の何人かがやって来て耳を傾け、そして私を見た。そのほとんどは哀れむような目をしていた。
I could hear a lot of words often repeated, queer words, for there were many nationalities in the crowd; so I quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out.
群衆の中には多くの国籍の人々がいたため、何度も繰り返される奇妙な言葉をたくさん耳にした。そこで私はそっとバッグから多国語辞典を取り出して調べてみた。
I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were "Ordog"--Satan, "pokol"--hell, "stregoica"--witch, "vrolok" and "vlkoslak"--both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire.
正直に言って、それらは私を元気づけるものではなかった。というのも、その中に「Ordog」――悪魔、「pokol」――地獄、「stregoica」――魔女、「vrolok」と「vlkoslak」――どちらも同じ意味で、一方はスロバキア語、もう一方はセルビア語で狼男か吸血鬼を意味する言葉があったからだ。
(_Mem._, I must ask the Count about these superstitions)
（覚書：これらの迷信については伯爵に尋ねなければならない）
When we started, the crowd round the inn door, which had by this time swelled to a considerable size, all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingers towards me.
出発するとき、その頃にはかなりの大きさに膨れ上がっていた宿の入口周辺の群衆は、全員が十字を切り、二本指を私の方へ向けた。
With some difficulty I got a fellow-passenger to tell me what they meant; he would not answer at first, but on learning that I was English, he explained that it was a charm or guard against the evil eye.
苦労してようやく同乗者の一人にその意味を教えてもらった。最初は答えようとしなかったが、私がイギリス人だと知ると、それは邪眼に対するお守りや魔除けだと説明してくれた。
This was not very pleasant for me, just starting for an unknown place to meet an unknown man; but every one seemed so kind-hearted, and so sorrowful, and so sympathetic that I could not but be touched.
見知らぬ場所へ向かい、見知らぬ人物に会いに行こうとしている私にとって、これはあまり気持ちの良いものではなかった。しかし、皆がとても親切で、悲しげで、同情的に見えたため、私は心を動かされずにはいられなかった。
Vocabulary
- 彼ら
- karera — They; referring to a group of people.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 明らか
- akiraka — Clear, obvious, evident.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk, speak; stem form of hanasu.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- い
- i — Continuative auxiliary; part of te-iru form.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
- という
- to iu — Called, known as; quotation connector.
- も
- mo — Also, too; inclusive particle.
- 時々
- tokidoki — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time.
- 方
- kata — Person (polite); direction or way.
- 見
- mi — See, look; stem of miru.
- し
- shi — And; conjunctive or verb stem form.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word, language, expression, speech.
- 運び
- hakobi — Carrying, transporting; progress of matters.
- 手
- te — Hand; person who does something.
- 意味
- imi — Meaning, significance, sense.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
- 名前
- namae — Name; a person's or thing's name.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action.
- 呼ば
- yoba — Call, address; passive stem of yobu.
- れる
- reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix.
- ドア
- doa — Door; loanword from English.
- 外
- soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors.
- ベンチ
- benchi — Bench; outdoor or public seating.
- 座っ
- suwat(te) — Sit down; seated position verb form.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; plural form of person.
- 何人か
- nanninka — Several people; some number of persons.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- やっ
- yat(te) — Do, come; colloquial contracted verb form.
- 来
- ki — Come; stem of kuru.
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; organ of hearing.
- 傾け
- katamuke — Tilt, lend (an ear); pay attention.
- そし
- soshi(te) — And then, and so; connective conjunction.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all.
- 哀れむ
- awaremu — To pity, feel compassion for someone.
- よう
- you — Seeming like, appearing as if.
- な
- na — Adjectival noun connector; sentence-final particle.
- 目
- me — Eye; gaze, look, expression.
- 群衆
- gunshuu — Crowd, multitude, throng of people.
- 中
- naka — Inside, among, within a group.
- 多く
- ooku — Many, much, a large number.
- 国籍
- kokuseki — Nationality; country of citizenship.
- ため
- tame — Because of, for the sake of.
- 何度
- nando — How many times; several times.
- 繰り返さ
- kurikaesa — Repeat, do over; stem form.
- 奇妙
- kimyou — Strange, peculiar, odd, curious.
- たくさん
- takusan — Many, a lot, plenty, much.
- そこ
- soko — There; that place near listener.
- そっと
- sotto — Softly, gently, quietly, stealthily.
- バッグ
- baggu — Bag; loanword from English.
- から
- kara — From; particle indicating source or origin.
- 多国語
- takokugo — Multilingual; involving many languages.
- 辞典
- jiten — Dictionary, lexicon, reference book.
- 取り出し
- toridashi — Take out, retrieve, pull something out.
- 調べ
- shirabe — Investigate, look up, check information.
- み
- mi — Try doing; suffix indicating attempt.
- 正直
- shoujiki — Honest, truthful, frankly speaking.
- 言っ
- it(te) — Say, tell; conjunctive form of iu.
- それら
- sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.
- 元気づける
- genkizukeru — To cheer up, encourage, enliven someone.
- もの
- mono — Thing, object; nominalizer with nuance.
- なかっ
- nacat(ta) — Was not; past negative auxiliary form.
- 悪魔
- akuma — Devil, demon, evil spirit.
- 地獄
- jigoku — Hell; the underworld, place of punishment.
- 魔女
- majo — Witch, sorceress, female magic user.
- と
- to — And; quotation particle; with.
- どちら
- dochira — Which one; polite form of which.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same, identical, equal.
- 一方
- ippou — On one hand; one side; meanwhile.
- 語
- go — Language; suffix denoting a language.
- もう
- mou — Already, anymore, another, soon.
- 狼男
- ookami otoko — Werewolf; man who transforms into wolf.
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; whether.
- 吸血鬼
- kyuuketsuki — Vampire; blood-sucking supernatural creature.
- あっ
- a(tta) — There was/is; exclamatory contracted form.
- だ
- da — Copula; is, equals; plain form be.
- 覚書
- oboegaki — Memorandum, note, reminder written down.
- これら
- korera — These things; plural proximal demonstrative.
- 迷信
- meishin — Superstition; unfounded belief or folklore.
- について
- ni tsuite — About, concerning, regarding a topic.
- 伯爵
- hakushaku — Count, earl; European noble title.
- 尋ね
- tazune — Ask, inquire, question someone about something.
- なけれ
- nakere — Must not be; conditional negative form.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
- なら
- nara — If, in that case; conditional form.
- ない
- nai — Not exist; negative auxiliary adjective.
- 出発
- shuppatsu — Departure; setting off on a journey.
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, when something occurs.
- その頃
- sono koro — Around that time, by then, about then.
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably, quite, fairly, rather large.
- 大き
- ooki — Big, large; stem form of ooki-i.
- さ
- sa — Nominalizer suffix turning adjective to noun.
- 膨れ上がっ
- fukureagat(te) — Swell up, inflate, grow much larger.
- 宿
- yado — Inn, lodging, place to stay overnight.
- 入口
- iriguchi — Entrance, entryway, doorway.
- 周辺
- shuuhen — Surrounding area, vicinity, neighborhood.
- 全員
- zen'in — Everyone, all members, entire group.
- 十字
- juuji — Cross shape; sign of the cross.
- 切り
- kiri — Cutting; making the sign of cross.
- 二本
- nihon — Two long objects; two fingers here.
- 指
- yubi — Finger, toe; digit of hand/foot.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning toward, to.
- 向け
- muke — Point toward, direct at something.
- 苦労
- kurou — Hardship, effort, trouble, difficulty.
- ようやく
- youyaku — Finally, at last, barely managed to.
- 同乗者
- doujousha — Fellow passenger, co-rider, traveling companion.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone by oneself.
- 教え
- oshie — Teach, tell, inform; teaching noun form.
- もらっ
- morat(te) — Receive; get someone to do something.
- 最初
- saisho — First, beginning, the start of something.
- 答えよ
- kotaeyo — Answer; volitional or imperative verb form.
- う
- u — Volitional suffix; let's or shall we.
- イギリス
- Igirisu — England, Britain; the United Kingdom.
- 人
- hito / jin — Person; suffix denoting nationality.
- 知る
- shiru — To know, learn, be aware of.
- それ
- sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.
- 邪眼
- jagan — Evil eye; malevolent gaze causing harm.
- に対する
- ni taisuru — Against, toward, in response to.
- お守り
- omamori — Amulet, charm, protective talisman.
- や
- ya — And; listing particle among items.
- 魔除け
- mayoke — Charm to ward off evil spirits.
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation, description, account of something.
- くれ
- kure — Give (to me); request verb form.
- 見知らぬ
- mishiranu — Unknown, unfamiliar, strange, unrecognized.
- 場所
- basho — Place, location, spot, area.
- 向かい
- mukai — Facing, heading toward, opposite side.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person, figure, character, individual.
- 会い
- ai — Meet, encounter; stem form of au.
- 行こ
- ikou — Let's go; volitional form of iku.
- いる
- iru — To be, exist; for animate beings.
- とっ
- tot(te) — Take, for; connective te-form of toru.
- これ
- kore — This; proximal demonstrative pronoun.
- あまり
- amari — Not very, too much, not particularly.
- 気持ち
- kimochi — Feeling, mood, sensation, emotion.
- 良い
- yoi / ii — Good, fine, pleasant, favorable.
- しかし
- shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet.
- 皆
- mina / minna — Everyone, all people, everybody.
- とても
- totemo — Very, extremely, quite, awfully.
- 親切
- shinsetsu — Kind, friendly, considerate, warm-hearted.
- 悲し
- kanashi — Sad, sorrowful; stem form of kanashii.
- げ
- ge — Suffix meaning appearing or seeming like.
- 同情
- doujou — Sympathy, compassion, empathy for others.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning -like, -ish, relating to.
- 見え
- mie — Appear, seem, be visible to someone.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings.
- 動かさ
- ugokasa — Move, stir emotionally; causative stem form.
- れ
- re — Passive suffix; be done to subject.
- ず
- zu — Negative conjunctive; without doing, not doing.
- いられ
- irare — Cannot help but be; potential-passive form.
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