Great Expectations — Page 8

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 8/10

On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beacon by which the sailors steered,—like an unhooped cask upon a pole,—an ugly thing when you were near it; the other, a gibbet, with some chains hanging to it which had once held a pirate.

川の岸辺で、あたり一面の景色の中で直立しているように見える二つの黒いものをかろうじて見分けることができた。そのひとつは水夫たちが航路を定めるための標識灯台で、棒の上に箍のない樽を載せたようなもので、近くで見ると醜いものだった。もうひとつは絞首台で、かつて海賊を吊るしていた鎖がいくつかぶら下がっていた。

The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again.

その男は、まるで生き返った海賊が降りてきて、また自分を引っかけに戻っていくかのように、後者の絞首台に向かってびっこを引きながら進んでいた。

It gave me a terrible turn when I thought so; and as I saw the cattle lifting their heads to gaze after him, I wondered whether they thought so too.

そう思うと、ぞっとするほど恐ろしくなった。そして牛たちが頭を持ち上げて彼の後を見つめているのを見て、牛たちも同じことを思っているのではないかと不思議に思った。

I looked all round for the horrible young man, and could see no signs of him.

あの恐ろしい若い男を求めてあたりを見回したが、どこにも姿は見えなかった。

But now I was frightened again, and ran home without stopping.

しかし今度はまた恐ろしくなり、立ち止まることなく家へと走って帰った。

Vocabulary

川: kawa — River; a natural flowing body of water.
の: no — Possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns.
岸辺: kishibe — Riverbank or shoreline; edge of a body of water.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
あたり: atari — Area around a place; vicinity or surroundings.
一面: ichimen — Entire surface; all over a given area.
景色: keshiki — Scenery or landscape visible from a location.
中: naka — Inside, middle, or among something.
直立: chokuritsu — Standing upright or erect in a vertical position.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting actions or states.
て: te — Connecting particle linking sequential or causal actions.
いる: iru — To exist; indicates ongoing state or action.
よう: yō — Appears like; resembles in manner or appearance.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
見える: mieru — To be visible; to appear or seem a certain way.
二つ: futatsu — Two items; the native Japanese counter for two things.
黒い: kuroi — Black in color; dark-colored object or thing.
もの: mono — Thing, object, or entity of an unspecified nature.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.
かろうじて: karōjite — Barely; just managing to do something with difficulty.
見分ける: miwakeru — To distinguish or tell apart two similar things.
こと: koto — Nominalizer turning a verb phrase into a noun.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.
でき: deki — Stem of dekiru; to be able to do something.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
ひとつ: hitotsu — One thing; native Japanese counter for a single item.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.
水夫: suifu — Sailor or seaman; a person who works on ships.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
航路: kōro — Shipping lane or sea route taken by vessels.
定める: sadameru — To determine, establish, or fix a route or rule.
ため: tame — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something.
標識: hyōshiki — Sign, marker, or signal used for guidance or warning.
灯台: tōdai — Lighthouse; a tower emitting light to guide sailors.
棒: bō — Stick, pole, or rod-shaped object.
上: ue — Top, above, or on top of something.
ない: nai — Negation; does not exist or is not present.
樽: taru — Barrel or cask used for storing liquids.
載せ: nose — To place or load something on top of a surface.
な: na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or mild emphasis.
近く: chikaku — Nearby; close in distance to a place or object.
見る: miru — To look at or see; to observe visually.
と: to — Quotation or conditional particle; also means 'and.'
醜い: minikui — Ugly or unsightly in appearance; visually unpleasant.
だっ: da(tt-) — Past copula stem indicating a completed state of being.
もう: mō — Already; no longer; indicates a changed state.
絞首台: kōshudai — Gallows; a structure used for execution by hanging.
かつて: katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.
海賊: kaizoku — Pirate; a person who robs ships at sea.
吊る: tsuru — To hang or suspend something from above.
い: i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; being or existing continuously.
鎖: kusari — Chain; linked metal rings used to bind or secure.
いくつか: ikutsuka — Several; some number of unspecified items.
ぶら下がっ: burasagat(te) — Hanging down; dangling from something above.
男: otoko — Man; an adult male person.
まるで: marude — Just like; as if; used before a simile.
生き返っ: ikikaet(te) — To come back to life; reviving from death.
降り: ori — Coming down; descending from a higher position.
き: ki — Conjunctive stem of kuru; having come toward speaker.
また: mata — Again; once more; also used as 'furthermore.'
自分: jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self reflexively.
引っかけ: hikkake — To hook or catch something on an object.
戻っ: modot(te) — Returning to a previous place or state.
いく: iku — To go; to proceed in a direction away from speaker.
か: ka — Question particle; also expresses uncertainty or doubt.
後者: kōsha — The latter; the second of two previously mentioned things.
向かっ: mukat(te) — Heading toward or facing a particular direction or place.
引き: hiki — Pulling; dragging stem used in compound expressions.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions together.
進ん: susunn- — Advancing or moving forward in a direction.
そう: sō — That way; it seems so; expressing appearance or hearsay.
思う: omou — To think or feel; to have an opinion or impression.
ぞっと: zotto — Shuddering with fear or disgust; a chilling sensation.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing actions.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of; approximately; indicating degree or limit.
恐ろしく: osoroshiku — Terrifyingly; in a frightening or dreadful manner.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; transitional form of naru indicating change of state.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.
牛: ushi — Cow or bull; a large domesticated bovine animal.
頭: atama — Head; the uppermost part of an animal or person.
持ち上げ: mochiage — To lift up; to raise something to a higher position.
彼: kare — He or him; third-person male pronoun.
後: ato / ushiro — Behind; after; the rear or following position.
見つめ: mitsume — To stare or gaze fixedly at someone or something.
見: mi — Stem of miru; seeing or looking at something.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; not different from another thing.
思っ: omot(te) — Thought; past connective form of omou, to think.
不思議: fushigi — Strange or mysterious; something hard to explain rationally.
あの: ano — That over there; distal demonstrative adjective for nouns.
恐ろしい: osoroshii — Terrible or frightening; inspiring fear or dread.
若い: wakai — Young; of a relatively small age or youthful appearance.
求め: motome — Seeking or searching for something desired or needed.
見回し: mimawashi — Looking around; glancing about surveying one's surroundings.
どこ: doko — Where; interrogative pronoun asking about a location.
姿: sugata — Figure, form, or appearance of a person or thing.
見え: mie — Visible; can be seen; stem of mieru.
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Past negative; was not present or did not exist.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; conjunction expressing contrast or reversal.
今度: kondo — This time; next time; on this occasion.
なり: nari — Becoming; as soon as; conjunctive indicating transformation.
立ち止まる: tachidomaru — To stop in one's tracks; to halt while walking.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive form meaning 'not doing.'
家: ie / uchi — House or home; a place where one lives.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.
走っ: hashit(te) — Running; moving quickly on foot away from somewhere.
帰っ: kaet(te) — Returning home; going back to one's own place.

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