Peter Pan — Page 6
Darling knew it, yet he sometimes wondered uneasily whether the neighbours talked.
ダーリング氏はそのことを知っていたが、それでも近所の人々が噂をしているのではないかと、時折不安に思うことがあった。
He had his position in the city to consider.
彼には、街での自分の立場というものがあったのだ。
Nana also troubled him in another way.
ナナはまた別の意味でも彼を悩ませていた。
He had sometimes a feeling that she did not admire him.
ナナが自分を尊敬していないのではないかと、彼は時々感じることがあった。
"I know she admires you tremendously, George," Mrs. Darling would assure him, and then she would sign to the children to be specially nice to father.
「ナナはあなたのことをとても尊敬していますよ、ジョージ」とダーリング夫人は彼を安心させ、それから子供たちにお父さんに特別に優しくするよう目配せするのだった。
Lovely dances followed, in which the only other servant, Liza, was sometimes allowed to join.
それから素敵なダンスが始まり、もう一人の使用人であるリザも時々加わることを許されていた。
Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.
雇われる際に二度と十歳には戻らないと誓ったにもかかわらず、長いスカートとメイドの帽子をかぶった彼女はまるで小人のように見えた。
The gaiety of those romps!
あのはしゃぎ回る楽しさといったら！
And gayest of all was Mrs. Darling, who would pirouette so wildly that all you could see of her was the kiss, and then if you had dashed at her you might have got it.
なかでも最も陽気だったのはダーリング夫人で、彼女はあまりにも激しくピルエットを回るので、見えるのは口元のキスだけとなり、そこへ飛びついていけば、それをもらえたかもしれなかった。
There never was a simpler happier family until the coming of Peter Pan.
ピーター・パンが現れるまで、これほど素朴で幸せな家族はいなかった。
Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds.
ダーリング夫人が初めてピーターのことを耳にしたのは、子供たちの心の中を整理していたときのことだった。
It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.
子供たちが眠った後、良き母親が毎晩行う習慣は、子供たちの心の中を探り回り、翌朝のために整えておくこと、つまり昼間のうちにあちこちへ迷い込んでしまったさまざまなものを、それぞれあるべき場所へと詰め直しておくことだ。
If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this, and you would find it very interesting to watch her.
もし眠らずにいられたなら（もちろんそれは無理なのだが）、あなた自身のお母さんがこれをしているところを見られるだろうし、きっとそれはとても興味深い光景だと思うだろう。
It is quite like tidying up drawers.
それはまるで引き出しを整理するのとよく似ている。
Vocabulary
- 氏
- shi — Mr.; honorific title for a person.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- その
- sono — That; referring to something near the listener.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; abstract matter or affair.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 知っ
- shit(te) — Knowing; being aware of something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
- が
- ga — Subject marker or conjunction meaning 'but'.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- でも
- demo — Even so; however; despite that.
- 近所
- kinjo — Neighborhood; the area near one's home.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; various persons in a group.
- 噂
- uwasa — Rumor; gossip spread among people.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form; also means 'do'.
- いる
- iru — To exist; indicating ongoing action or state.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; expressing 'not' or absence.
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
- 時折
- tokiori — Occasionally; from time to time.
- 不安
- fuan — Anxiety; unease; feeling of worry.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.
- 思う
- omou — To think; to feel; to consider.
- あっ
- a(tte) — Being; existing; having (conjunctive form).
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 街
- machi — Town; city; urban neighborhood area.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self or identity.
- 立場
- tachiba — One's position; standpoint; social standing.
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to be called.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'.
- また
- mata — Also; again; additionally; furthermore.
- 別
- betsu — Different; separate; another kind.
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; sense of something.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
- 悩ま
- nayama(se) — Troubling; causing worry or distress.
- せ
- se — Causative auxiliary; making someone do something.
- 尊敬
- sonkei — Respect; admiration for someone's qualities.
- 時々
- tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally; now and then.
- 感じる
- kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to perceive emotionally.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite a lot.
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending for present or future.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information.
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; a married woman or wife.
- 安心
- anshin — Relief; peace of mind; reassurance.
- さ
- sa — Casual sentence-final particle or nominalizer.
- から
- kara — From; because; after; starting point particle.
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; young person.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals.
- お父さん
- otōsan — Father; dad; polite word for father.
- 特別
- tokubetsu — Special; particular; extraordinary treatment.
- 優しく
- yasashiku — Gently; kindly; in a tender manner.
- する
- suru — To do; to make; to perform.
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; in order to.
- 目配せ
- mekubase — Exchanging glances; signaling with one's eyes.
- だっ
- dat(te) — Past copula conjunctive form; 'was' connecting.
- 素敵
- suteki — Wonderful; lovely; splendid; charming.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- ダンス
- dansu — Dance; dancing activity or performance.
- 始まり
- hajimari — Beginning; start; the origin of something.
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; soon; one more.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
- 使用人
- shiyōnin — Servant; domestic employee; household staff.
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is; to have.
- 加わる
- kuwawaru — To join; to be added to a group.
- 許さ
- yurusa(re) — Being permitted; allowed; granted permission.
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.
- 雇わ
- yatowa(re) — Being hired; employed; taken on as staff.
- 際
- sai — Occasion; time; at the time of.
- 二度
- nido — Twice; two times; never again (with neg).
- 十歳
- jussai — Ten years old; age of ten.
- 戻ら
- modora(nai) — Returning; going back to a place.
- 誓っ
- chikат(te) — Having sworn; pledged; made a vow.
- かかわらず
- kakawarazu — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding.
- 長い
- nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in length or time.
- スカート
- sukāto — Skirt; a garment worn around the waist.
- メイド
- meido — Maid; female domestic servant.
- 帽子
- bōshi — Hat; cap; head covering.
- かぶっ
- kabu(tte) — Wearing on the head; putting on a hat.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; completely resembling.
- 小人
- kobito — Dwarf; tiny person; little person.
- 見え
- mie(ru) — Appearing; looking like; being visible.
- あの
- ano — That (over there); referring to distant thing.
- はしゃぎ
- hashagi — Frolicking; being boisterous; playing excitedly.
- 回る
- mawaru — To go around; to spin; to rotate.
- 楽し
- tanoshi(i) — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant experience.
- いっ
- it(tara) — Speaking of; if you say; conditional form.
- たら
- tara — Conditional form; when; if that happens.
- なかでも
- nakademo — Among all; especially; above others.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; extremely; the highest degree.
- 陽気
- yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively disposition.
- あまり
- amari — Too much; excessively; not very (with neg).
- 激しく
- hageshiku — Intensely; violently; with great force.
- 見える
- mieru — To appear; to seem; to be visible.
- 口元
- kuchimoto — Around the mouth; lips area.
- キス
- kisu — Kiss; a touch of lips affectionately.
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; nothing more than.
- なり
- nari — Becoming; or; either one (conjunctive).
- そこ
- soko — There; that place; nearby location.
- へ
- e — Direction particle; toward; to a place.
- 飛びつい
- tobitsui(te) — Jumping onto; leaping at eagerly.
- いけ
- ike(ba) — If you go; conditional of 'to go'.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- もらえ
- morae(ru) — Can receive; able to get from someone.
- かも
- kamo — Maybe; might; perhaps (shortened form).
- しれ
- shire(nai) — Might be; possibility marker with かも.
- なかっ
- nakas(ta) — Did not exist; was not (past negative).
- 現れる
- arawareru — To appear; to show up; to emerge.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as.
- これ
- kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; degree; about.
- 素朴
- soboku — Simple; plain; unpretentious; rustic.
- 幸せ
- shiawase — Happiness; good fortune; being blessed.
- 家族
- kazoku — Family; one's household members.
- 初めて
- hajimete — For the first time; never before.
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; the organ for hearing.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings.
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; within.
- 整理
- seiri — Organizing; putting things in order.
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens.
- 眠っ
- nemus(te) — Sleeping; having fallen asleep.
- 後
- ato / nochi — After; later; behind in time or space.
- 良き
- yoki — Good; virtuous; fine (classical adjective form).
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.
- 毎晩
- maiban — Every evening; each night.
- 行う
- okonau — To carry out; to perform; to conduct.
- 習慣
- shūkan — Habit; custom; regular practice.
- 探り
- saguri — Searching; probing; feeling around for.
- 回り
- mawari — Going around; surroundings; circulation.
- 翌朝
- yokuasa — The following morning; next day's morning.
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of.
- 整え
- totonoe(ru) — Arranging; putting in order; preparing neatly.
- おく
- oku — To do in advance; to leave as is.
- つまり
- tsumari — In other words; that is to say.
- 昼間
- hiruma — Daytime; during the day; daylight hours.
- うち
- uchi — While; during; one's home; within.
- あちこち
- achikochi — Here and there; all around; various places.
- 迷い込ん
- mayaikон(de) — Wandering into; straying into by mistake.
- しまっ
- shimat(te) — Ending up doing; completing unfortunately.
- さまざま
- samazama — Various; diverse; all sorts of things.
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; one by one.
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expected to do.
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; spot; position.
- 詰め
- tsume(ru) — Stuffing; packing into; filling a space.
- 直し
- naoshi — Fixing; correcting; putting back properly.
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in the event that.
- 眠ら
- nemura(zu) — Not sleeping; without going to sleep.
- ず
- zu — Negative classical verb ending; without doing.
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say.
- 無理
- muri — Impossible; unreasonable; forcing beyond limits.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; one's own self; personally.
- お母さん
- okāsan — Mother; mom; polite word for one's mother.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; situation; the point of doing.
- 見
- mi(ru) — Seeing; looking at; watching.
- られる
- rareru — Can see; passive or potential verb form.
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture about something.
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely will happen.
- 興味深い
- kyōmibukai — Interesting; fascinating; arousing deep curiosity.
- 光景
- kōkei — Scene; sight; view of a situation.
- 引き出し
- hikidashi — Drawer; also pulling out; extracting something.
- よく
- yoku — Often; well; frequently; skillfully.
- 似
- ni(ru) — Resembling; looking like; being similar.
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