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English → Japanese Preface Level 7/10

Walt Whitman has somewhere a fine and just distinction between "loving by allowance" and "loving with personal love."

ウォルト・ホイットマンはどこかで、「許容によって愛すること」と「個人的な愛で愛すること」の間にある、見事で正当な区別を述べている。

This distinction applies to books as well as to men and women; and in the case of the not very numerous authors who are the objects of the personal affection, it brings a curious consequence with it.

この区別は、男性や女性に対してだけでなく、書物に対しても当てはまる。そして、個人的な愛情の対象となる、それほど数多くはない作家たちの場合、この区別は奇妙な結果をもたらす。

There is much more difference as to their best work than in the case of those others who are loved "by allowance" by convention, and because it is felt to be the right and proper thing to love them.

彼らの最高傑作についての意見の相違は、慣習によって「許容によって」愛され、愛することが正しく適切なことだと感じられるがゆえに愛される他の作家たちの場合よりも、はるかに大きい。

And in the sect--fairly large and yet unusually choice--of Austenians or Janites, there would probably be found partisans of the claim to primacy of almost every one of the novels.

そして、かなり大きいながらも異例なほど選ばれた人々からなる、オースティン崇拝者またはジェーン信奉者の一派の中では、ほぼすべての小説それぞれについて、最高傑作であるという主張を支持する人々がおそらく見つかるだろう。

Vocabulary

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.
どこか
dokoka — Somewhere; in some place or context.
de — Particle indicating location, means, or context of action.
許容
kyoyou — Tolerance; permitting or accepting something broadly.
ni — Particle indicating direction, purpose, or indirect object.
よっ
yotte (contracted) — By means of; due to; through (contracted form of よって).
te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses sequentially.
愛する
aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection toward someone.
こと
koto — Thing; fact; nominalizes verbs into abstract concepts.
to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'; also quotes content.
個人
kojin — Individual; a single specific person.
teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-al'; makes nouns adjectival.
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
ai — Love; deep affection or devotion toward someone.
no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
aida — Between; the space or gap separating two things.
ある
aru — To exist; to be present (for inanimate things).
見事
migoto — Splendid; remarkably skillful or impressive distinction.
正当
seitou — Legitimate; just; rightfully valid or justified.
区別
kubetsu — Distinction; the act of differentiating between things.
wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
述べ
nobe — To state; to describe or express in words (stem form).
いる
iru — To be; auxiliary indicating ongoing or resultant state.
この
kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
男性
dansei — Male; a man or men in general.
ya — Particle listing examples; 'and' among other things.
女性
josei — Female; a woman or women in general.
に対して
ni taishite — Toward; with respect to; directed at someone or something.
だけ
dake — Only; just; limiting scope to one thing.
なく
naku — Without; not being; negative conjunctive form of ない.
書物
shomotsu — Books; written works or literary texts.
mo — Also; too; even; inclusive additive particle.
当て
ate — To apply; to direct something toward a target (stem form).
はまる
hamaru — To fit; to apply; to be applicable to something.
そして
soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential statements.
愛情
aijou — Affection; warm emotional feeling toward someone or something.
対象
taishou — Object; target; the subject of attention or action.
なる
naru — To become; to turn into something different.
それ
sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
ほど
hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree or amount.
数多く
kazuooku — Numerous; many in number; a large quantity.
ない
nai — Not; negative adjective or auxiliary verb form.
作家
sakka — Author; writer; a person who creates literary works.
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
場合
baai — Case; situation; occasion when something occurs.
奇妙
kimyou — Strange; peculiar; curiously odd or unusual.
結果
kekka — Result; outcome; consequence of an action or event.
もたらす
motarasu — To bring about; to cause; to produce a result.
彼ら
karera — They; them; referring to a group of people.
最高
saikou — Best; highest; supreme quality or degree.
傑作
kessaku — Masterpiece; a work of outstanding artistic achievement.
ついて
tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a particular topic.
意見
iken — Opinion; view; one's personal perspective on something.
相違
soui — Difference; disagreement; divergence between two positions.
慣習
kanshuu — Custom; convention; established traditional practice.
愛さ
aisa — To be loved; passive stem of the verb 愛する.
re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
ga — Subject-marking particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.
正しく
tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; in an accurate or proper manner.
適切
tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the circumstances.
da — Copula; informal form of 'to be' or 'is'.
感じ
kanji — Feeling; sense; impression received from something.
られる
rareru — Can be; passive/potential auxiliary verb ending.
ゆえ
yue — Because; therefore; for the reason that (formal).
れる
reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
hoka — Other; another; something or someone else.
より
yori — Than; from; comparative particle indicating degree difference.
はるか
haruka — Far; by far; much greater in degree or distance.
大きい
ookii — Big; large; great in size or degree.
かなり
kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a significant degree.
ながら
nagara — While; although; doing two things simultaneously.
異例
irei — Exceptional; unusual; deviating from the normal pattern.
選ば
eraba — To choose; to select (stem form of 選ぶ).
ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.
人々
hitobito — People; various individuals; a group of persons.
から
kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.
崇拝
suuhai — Worship; devotion; deep reverence toward someone or something.
sha / mono — Person; one who does or belongs to something.
または
matawa — Or; alternatively; presenting one option among others.
信奉
shinpou — Devotion; adherence to a belief or admired person.
一派
ippa — A faction; a group sharing the same beliefs or loyalty.
naka — Inside; among; within a group or space.
ほぼ
hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately complete or total.
すべて
subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.
小説
shousetsu — Novel; a long fictional prose literary work.
それぞれ
sorezore — Each; respectively; individually for every item.
いう
iu — To say; to claim; to assert something verbally.
主張
shuchou — Claim; assertion; strongly advocating a position.
支持
shiji — Support; backing; endorsing someone's position or claim.
する
suru — To do; general-purpose verb indicating action.
おそらく
osoraku — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable expectation.
見つかる
mitsukaru — To be found; to be discovered or located.
だろう
darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or probability about something.
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