Harrigan — Page 3
The gayest crowds cannot quite disturb the brooding peace which is like the promise of sleep and rest at sunset.
どんなに陽気な群衆も、日没時の眠りと休息の約束のような、物思いにふけった平和を完全に乱すことはできない。
It was not pleasing to Harrigan.
それはハリガンには不快だった。
He frowned and drew a quick, impatient breath, muttering: "I'm not long for this joint. I gotta be moving."
彼は眉をひそめ、苛立たしげに素早く息を吸い込み、こうつぶやいた。「こんな場所にはいられない。動かないとな。」
He joined a crowd which eddied toward the center of Ivilei.
彼はイビレイの中心へと渦を巻くように進む群衆に加わった。
In there it was better.
そこに入ると、ましだった。
Negro soldiers, marines from the _Maryland_, Kanakas, Chinamen, Japanese, Portuguese, Americans; a score of nationalities and complexions rubbed shoulders as they wandered aimlessly among the many bright-painted cottages.
黒人兵士、メリーランド号の海兵隊員、カナカ人、中国人、日本人、ポルトガル人、アメリカ人など、多くの国籍と肌の色を持つ人々が、色鮮やかに塗られた数多くの小屋の間を目的もなくさまよいながら、肩を並べていた。
Yet even in that careless throng of pleasure-seekers no one rubbed shoulders with Harrigan.
それでも、その無頓着な享楽者の群れの中でも、誰もハリガンとは肩を並べようとしなかった。
The flame of his hair was like a red lamp which warned them away.
彼の燃えるような髪は、人々を遠ざける赤いランプのようだった。
Or perhaps it was his eye, which seemed to linger for a cold, incurious instant on every face that approached.
あるいは、近づいてくるすべての顔に冷たく無関心な一瞬の視線を送る彼の目のせいかもしれなかった。
He picked out the prettiest of the girls who sat at the windows chatting with all who passed.
彼は、通り過ぎる人々すべてと話しながら窓辺に座っている娘たちの中から、最も美しい娘を選び出した。
He did not have to shoulder to win a way through the crowd of her admirers.
彼は彼女の賞賛者たちの群れをかき分けて進む必要がなかった。
She was a _hap haoli_, with the fine features of the Caucasian and the black of hair and eye which shows the islander.
彼女はハップ・ハオリで、白人の端正な顔立ちと、島の人であることを示す黒い髪と瞳を持っていた。
A rounded elbow rested on the sill of the window; her chin was cupped in her hand.
丸みを帯びた肘が窓枠に置かれ、顎は手のひらに乗せられていた。
"Send these away," said Harrigan, and leaned an elbow beside hers.
「この人たちを追い払って」とハリガンは言い、彼女の肘の隣に自分の肘をついた。
"Oh," she murmured; then: "And if I send them away?"
「まあ」と彼女はつぶやいた。それから「もし追い払ったら？」
"I'll reward you."
「お礼をするよ。」
"Reward?"
「お礼？」
Vocabulary
- どんなに
- donna ni — No matter how; to whatever extent
- 陽気な
- youki na — Cheerful, lively, merry in character
- 群衆
- gunshuu — A crowd or throng of people
- も
- mo — Also; even; too (particle)
- 日没
- nichibotsu — Sunset; the moment the sun sets
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; occasion
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 眠り
- nemuri — Sleep; slumber; state of sleeping
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 休息
- kyuusoku — Rest; repose; taking a break
- 約束
- yakusoku — Promise; appointment; agreement
- よう
- you — Seeming like; resembling; as if
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-final particle
- 物思い
- monoomoi — Deep thought; brooding; melancholy reflection
- に
- ni — Direction, time, or purpose particle
- ふけっ
- fukette — Indulged in; absorbed in (conjunctive form)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- 平和
- heiwa — Peace; tranquility; harmonious state
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; total
- 乱す
- midasu — To disturb; disrupt; throw into disorder
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing particle
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- でき
- deki — Can do; be able to (stem form)
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; cannot
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing over there
- 不快
- fukai — Unpleasant; discomfort; disagreeable feeling
- だっ
- datte — Was; were (past copula conjunctive)
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man
- 眉
- mayu — Eyebrow; brow
- ひそめ
- hisome — Furrowed; knitted (brows); frowning expression
- 苛立たしげ
- iradatashige — Appearing irritated; looking annoyed or frustrated
- 素早く
- subayaku — Quickly; swiftly; with swift movement
- 息
- iki — Breath; breathing
- 吸い込み
- suikomi — Inhaling; breathing in; drawing in breath
- こう
- kou — Like this; in this way; thus
- つぶやい
- tsubuya i — Muttered; whispered; grumbled (conjunctive form)
- こんな
- konna — This kind of; such a; like this
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; spot; venue
- いられ
- irare — Can stay; can remain (potential form)
- 動か
- ugoka — Move; set in motion (stem form)
- 中心
- chuushin — Center; core; heart of something
- へ
- e — Toward; direction particle
- 渦
- uzu — Whirlpool; vortex; swirling mass
- 巻く
- maku — To wind; coil; swirl; roll up
- 進む
- susumu — To advance; proceed; move forward
- 加わっ
- kuwawatte — Joined; added to; became part of
- そこ
- soko — There; that place
- 入る
- hairu — To enter; go into; join
- まし
- mashi — Better; preferable; comparatively acceptable
- 黒人
- kokujin — Black person; person of African descent
- 兵士
- heishi — Soldier; military personnel; fighter
- 号
- gou — Number; issue; name suffix for vessels
- 海兵隊員
- kaiheitaiin — Marine; member of the marine corps
- 人
- hito / jin — Person; people; human being
- 中国
- Chuugoku — China; the country of China
- 日本
- Nihon — Japan; the country of Japan
- アメリカ
- Amerika — America; the United States of America
- など
- nado — Etc.; and so on; among others
- 多く
- ooku — Many; much; a large number of
- 国籍
- kokuseki — Nationality; citizenship; national origin
- 肌
- hada — Skin; complexion; surface of body
- 色
- iro — Color; hue; shade
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold; have; possess; carry
- 人々
- hitobito — People; various persons; folks
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 色鮮やか
- iro azayaka — Vividly colored; bright and vivid in hue
- 塗ら
- nura — Painted; coated; applied color (stem form)
- れ
- re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form
- 数多く
- kazuooku — Numerous; a great many; in large numbers
- 小屋
- koya — Hut; shack; small cabin or shed
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; among; gap; interval
- 目的
- mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; not having (conjunctive)
- さまよい
- samayoi — Wandering; roaming aimlessly about
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously; even though
- 肩
- kata — Shoulder; upper arm area
- 並べ
- narabe — Lined up; arranged side by side
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions
- い
- i — Continuous state auxiliary (conjunctive stem)
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so
- その
- sono — That; that particular (demonstrative adjective)
- 無頓着
- mutonchaku — Indifferent; carefree; unconcerned about things
- 享楽者
- kyourakusha — Pleasure seeker; hedonist; one pursuing enjoyment
- 群れ
- mure — Group; herd; flock; crowd of beings
- 中
- naka — Inside; among; within a group
- 誰
- dare — Who; anyone; somebody
- し
- shi — Did; does (conjunctive verb form)
- なかっ
- nakatte — Did not; was not (past negative conjunctive)
- 燃える
- moeru — To burn; blaze; be on fire
- 髪
- kami — Hair; one's head of hair
- 遠ざける
- toozakeru — To keep away; distance; drive off
- 赤い
- akai — Red; crimson in color
- ランプ
- ranpu — Lamp; light fixture; lantern
- ある
- aru — To exist; be; there is (inanimate)
- いは
- iwa — Or; alternatively (archaic/literary conjunction)
- 近づい
- chikazuite — Approached; drew near; came closer
- くる
- kuru — To come; come about; become
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; every single one
- 顔
- kao — Face; facial features; expression
- 冷たく
- tsumetaku — Coldly; in a cold or aloof manner
- 無関心
- mukanshin — Indifference; lack of interest or concern
- 一瞬
- isshun — A moment; an instant; split second
- 視線
- shisen — Gaze; line of sight; one's look
- 送る
- okuru — To send; direct; cast (a glance)
- 目
- me — Eye; eyes; vision
- せい
- sei — Fault; cause; due to; because of
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker
- しれ
- shire — Might be; perhaps (potential conjunctive)
- 通り過ぎる
- toorisugiru — To pass by; go past without stopping
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk; conversation; speech (stem form)
- 窓辺
- madobe — Windowside; by the window; window area
- 座っ
- suwatte — Sitting; seated (conjunctive form)
- いる
- iru — To be; exist; stay (animate beings)
- 娘
- musume — Daughter; young woman; girl
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
- から
- kara — From; because; since; starting from
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the greatest degree; most of all
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing
- 選び出し
- erabidashi — Picked out; selected from; singled out
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- 賞賛者
- shousansha — Admirer; one who praises or admires
- かき分け
- kakiwake — Pushing through; parting a crowd forcefully
- 必要
- hitsuyou — Necessary; needed; required; essential
- で
- de — At; by means of; in; with (particle)
- 白人
- hakujin — White person; Caucasian person
- 端正
- tansei — Neat; well-featured; handsome in appearance
- 顔立ち
- kaodachi — Facial features; looks; face structure
- 島
- shima — Island; isle
- 示す
- shimesu — To show; indicate; demonstrate; reveal
- 黒い
- kuroi — Black; dark in color
- 瞳
- hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes; gaze
- 持っ
- motte — Having; holding; possessing (conjunctive form)
- 丸み
- marumi — Roundness; rounded shape; curve
- 帯び
- obi — To bear; carry; have a quality
- 肘
- hiji — Elbow
- 窓枠
- madowaku — Window frame; the frame of a window
- 置か
- oka — Placed; put; rested on (stem form)
- 顎
- ago — Chin; jaw; lower jaw area
- 手のひら
- te no hira — Palm of the hand; inner hand surface
- 乗せ
- nose — Placed on; rested upon; set atop
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- この
- kono — This; this particular (demonstrative adjective)
- 追い払っ
- oiharatte — Drove away; chased off; shooed away
- 言い
- ii — Said; told; spoke (conjunctive form)
- 隣
- tonari — Next door; neighbor; adjacent person
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; just
- まあ
- maa — Well; oh well; an interjection of mild surprise
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in case (conditional opener)
- たら
- tara — If; when; conditional verb ending
- お礼
- orei — Thanks; expression of gratitude; reward
- する
- suru — To do; to make; to perform
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle for assertion or emphasis
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