Little Women — Page 14
Tell them I think of them by day, pray for them by night, and find my best comfort in their affection at all times.
彼女たちに伝えてください、私は昼は彼女たちのことを思い、夜は彼女たちのために祈り、いつも彼女たちの愛情の中に最大の慰めを見出していると。
A year seems very long to wait before I see them, but remind them that while we wait we may all work, so that these hard days need not be wasted.
彼女たちに会えるまでの一年はとても長く感じられますが、待っている間も皆で働くことができると彼女たちに思い出させてください、そうすればこの辛い日々を無駄にせずに済みます。
I know they will remember all I said to them, that they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women."
彼女たちが私の言葉をすべて覚えていてくれると信じています、あなたに対して愛情深い子供であり続け、誠実に義務を果たし、心の中の敵と勇敢に戦い、自分自身をこんなに見事に克服してくれるでしょう、そして私が戻ったとき、私のかわいい女性たちをこれまで以上に愛しく誇りに思えるように。"
Everybody sniffed when they came to that part.
みんなはその部分に差し掛かったとき、鼻をすすった。
Jo wasn't ashamed of the great tear that dropped off the end of her nose, and Amy never minded the rumpling of her curls as she hid her face on her mother's shoulder and sobbed out, "I am a selfish girl!
ジョーは鼻の先から落ちた大粒の涙を恥ずかしいとは思わなかったし、エイミーは母親の肩に顔を埋めて泣きながら「私は自分勝手な女の子だわ！」と声を上げて泣いたとき、巻き毛が乱れることなど少しも気にしなかった。
But I'll truly try to be better, so he mayn't be disappointed in me by-and-by."
でも本当に良くなろうと努力するから、いつかお父さんが私にがっかりしないように。"
"We all will," cried Meg.
「みんなそうするわ」とメグが叫んだ。
"I think too much of my looks and hate to work, but won't any more, if I can help it.
「私は自分の外見を気にしすぎて働くのが嫌いだけど、できる限りもうそうしないようにするわ。
Vocabulary
- 彼女たち
- kanojotachi — They (referring to a group of females)
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or target
- 伝えて
- tsutaete — Please convey or communicate something to someone
- ください
- kudasai — Please do (polite request form)
- 私
- watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences
- 昼
- hiru — Daytime, noon, midday
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact, or nominalized concept
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 思い
- omoi — Thought, feeling, longing, or emotion
- 夜
- yoru — Night, evening
- ため
- tame — For the sake of, in order to
- 祈り
- inori — Prayer, wish, supplication
- いつも
- itsumo — Always, at all times, usually
- 愛情
- aijou — Affection, love, deep emotional attachment
- 中
- naka — Inside, within, among, middle
- 最大
- saidai — Greatest, maximum, largest in degree
- 慰め
- nagusame — Comfort, consolation, solace
- 見出して
- miidashite — Finding, discovering, drawing out something
- いる
- iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings)
- と
- to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'
- 会える
- aeru — To be able to meet someone
- まで
- made — Until, up to, as far as
- 一年
- ichinen — One year
- とても
- totemo — Very, extremely, quite
- 長く
- nagaku — For a long time, lengthily
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling, sense, impression
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future
- が
- ga — Subject particle; also conjunctive 'but'
- 待っ
- mat(te) — Waiting (stem of 待つ, to wait)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- 間
- aida — Interval, period of time, between
- も
- mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)
- 皆
- minna — Everyone, all, everybody
- で
- de — Particle indicating place, means, or manner
- 働く
- hataraku — To work, to labor
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to, can, to be possible
- 思い出させ
- omoidasase — Causing someone to remember or recall
- そう
- sou — So, that way, like that
- すれ
- sure — Conditional form of する (to do)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
- この
- kono — This (demonstrative adjective near speaker)
- 辛い
- tsurai — Painful, hard, distressing, bitter
- 日々
- hibi — Days, daily life, day by day
- 無駄
- muda — Waste, futility, uselessness
- せず
- sezu — Without doing, negative form of する
- 済み
- sumi — Completed, finished, done with
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words, language, expression
- すべて
- subete — All, everything, entirely
- 覚え
- oboe — Memory, remembering, learning by heart
- いて
- ite — Being, existing (te-form of いる)
- くれる
- kureru — To give (to me/my side), to do for me
- 信じ
- shinji — Believing, trusting, having faith in
- あなた
- anata — You (second-person pronoun)
- 対し
- taishi — Toward, in relation to, regarding
- 愛情深い
- aijoubukai — Full of affection, deeply loving
- 子供
- kodomo — Child, children
- あり
- ari — To be, to exist (stem of ある)
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing, keep doing something
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Sincere, honest, faithful, earnest
- 義務
- gimu — Duty, obligation, responsibility
- 果たし
- hatashi — Fulfilling, accomplishing, carrying out
- 心
- kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, soul
- 敵
- teki — Enemy, opponent, foe
- 勇敢
- yuukan — Brave, courageous, bold
- 戦い
- tatakai — Battle, fight, struggle
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself, one's own self (emphatic)
- こんなに
- konnani — This much, to such a degree, so
- 見事
- migoto — Splendid, excellent, magnificent, admirable
- 克服
- kokufuku — Overcoming, conquering a difficulty or obstacle
- でしょう
- deshou — Probably, I suppose, right? (polite conjecture)
- そして
- soshite — And then, and, moreover
- 戻っ
- modot(te) — Returning, going back (stem of 戻る)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, occasion, when
- かわいい
- kawaii — Cute, adorable, lovable
- 女性たち
- joseitachi — Women, a group of females
- これまで
- koremade — Until now, so far, up to this point
- 以上
- ijou — More than, beyond, above, at least
- 愛しく
- itoshiku — Dearly, lovingly, in an endearing manner
- 誇り
- hokori — Pride, honor, self-respect
- 思える
- omoeru — To be able to think or feel
- よう
- you — So that, in order to, it seems
- みんな
- minna — Everyone, all, everybody
- その
- sono — That (demonstrative adjective near listener)
- 部分
- bubun — Part, portion, section
- 差し掛かっ
- sashikakat(te) — Reaching, arriving at a point or stage
- 鼻
- hana — Nose
- すすっ
- susu(tte) — Sniffling, sniffing, sucking up liquid
- 先
- saki — Ahead, tip, front, before
- から
- kara — From, because, after (particle)
- 落ち
- ochi — Falling, dropping, descending
- 大粒
- oותsub — Large drops (of tears or rain)
- 涙
- namida — Tears, teardrops
- 恥ずかしい
- hazukashii — Embarrassing, ashamed, shy
- とは
- to wa — As for, regarding (emphatic topic marker)
- 思わ
- omowa — To think (negative base of 思う)
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Was not (past negative auxiliary)
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother, one's own mother
- 肩
- kata — Shoulder
- 顔
- kao — Face
- 埋め
- ume — Burying, hiding, filling (stem of 埋める)
- 泣き
- naki — Crying, weeping (stem of 泣く)
- ながら
- nagara — While doing, at the same time as
- 自分勝手
- jibunkatte — Selfish, self-centered, doing as one pleases
- な
- na — Adjectival particle; also soft negative command
- 女の子
- onnanoko — Girl, young female
- だ
- da — Copula, plain form of 'to be'
- わ
- wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle for emphasis
- 声
- koe — Voice, sound made by a person
- 上げ
- age — Raising, lifting (stem of 上げる)
- 泣い
- nai(te) — Crying, weeping (te-base of 泣く)
- 乱れる
- midareru — To become disheveled, disordered, disturbed
- など
- nado — And so on, such as, et cetera
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little, slightly, a small amount
- 気に
- ki ni — Minding, caring about, taking notice of
- でも
- demo — But, however, even, or something like that
- 本当
- hontou — Truth, truly, really, genuine
- 良く
- yoku — Well, often, much, better
- なろう
- narou — Let's become, volitional form of なる
- 努力
- doryoku — Effort, endeavor, hard work
- する
- suru — To do, to perform an action
- いつか
- itsuka — Someday, sometime, one day
- お父さん
- otousan — Father, dad (honorific form)
- がっかり
- gakkari — Disappointed, let down, disheartened
- ない
- nai — Not, negative verb/adjective ending
- 叫ん
- sakebn(de) — Shouting, crying out (stem of 叫ぶ)
- 外見
- gaiken — Appearance, outward looks, exterior
- 気
- ki — Mind, spirit, feeling, energy
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much, excessive, overly
- 嫌い
- kirai — Dislike, hate, distaste
- けど
- kedo — But, although, however (casual)
- 限り
- kagiri — Limit, as long as, as far as
- もう
- mou — Already, anymore, soon, again
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