Romeo and Juliet — Page 6

English → Japanese ACT I Level 9/10

Both by myself and many other friends;

私自身も、そして他の多くの友人たちも同様に。

But he, his own affections' counsellor,

しかし彼は、自らの感情の相談役となり、

Is to himself—I will not say how true—

自分自身に対して――どれほど誠実かは言うまい――

But to himself so secret and so close,

しかし自らに対してひどく秘密めかし、心を閉ざして、

So far from sounding and discovery,

探りを入れられることも、見抜かれることもなく、

As is the bud bit with an envious worm

妬ましき虫に食われた蕾のように、

Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air,

甘い花びらを空気に広げることもできぬうちに、

Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.

その美しさを太陽に捧げることもなく。

Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow,

彼の悲しみがどこから生じるのかを知ることができれば、

We would as willingly give cure as know.

知ることと同じくらい喜んで、癒しを与えてやれるのだが。

Enter Romeo.

ロミオ登場。

See, where he comes. So please you step aside;

見よ、彼がやってくる。どうか脇へお退きください。

I'll know his grievance or be much denied.

彼の悩みを聞き出してみせましょう、さもなくばひどく断られるか。

I would thou wert so happy by thy stay

おまえがここに残って幸運にも、

To hear true shrift. Come, madam, let's away,

真の告白を聞けるとよいが。さあ、奥方、参りましょう。

[_Exeunt Montague and Lady Montague._]

［モンタギューとモンタギュー夫人、退場。］

Good morrow, cousin.

おはよう、従兄弟よ。

Is the day so young?

まだそんなに朝早いのか？

But new struck nine.

たった今、九時を打ったばかりだ。

Ay me, sad hours seem long.

ああ、悲しい時は長く感じられる。

Was that my father that went hence so fast?

今あんなに急いで立ち去ったのは父上だったのか？

It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?

そうだ。何の悲しみがロミオの時を長くさせているのだ？

Not having that which, having, makes them short.

持てば時を短くしてくれるものを、持っていないからだ。

In love?

恋をしているのか？

Out.

外れだ。

Of love?

恋から外れている？

Out of her favour where I am in love.

恋している相手の好意の外にいるのだ。

Alas that love so gentle in his view,

ああ、見た目はかくも優しい恋が、

Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof.

実際にはかくも横暴で手荒であるとは。

Alas that love, whose view is muffled still,

ああ、その目を常に覆われている恋が、

Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!

目もなく、自らの意志への道を見つけるとは！

Where shall we dine? O me! What fray was here?

どこで食事をしようか？ああ！ここで何の喧嘩があったのだ？

Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.

いや、話さなくてよい、すべて聞いているから。

Vocabulary

私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
自身: jishin — Oneself; emphasizes the subject itself.
も: mo — Particle meaning 'also' or 'too'.
そして: soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and' or 'and then'.
他: hoka — Other; another; the rest.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
多く: ooku — Many; a large number or amount.
友人: yuujin — Friend; a personal acquaintance.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
同様: douyou — Same; similar; in the same way.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
しかし: shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
彼: kare — Third-person masculine pronoun: 'he' or 'him'.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
自ら: mizukara — By oneself; personally; of one's own accord.
感情: kanjou — Emotion; feeling; sentiment.
相談: soudan — Consultation; discussion; seeking advice.
役: yaku — Role; function; duty; service.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
なり: nari — Became; to become (classical/literary form).
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self.
対し: taishi — Toward; against; in relation to.
て: te — Connective particle linking verb phrases together.
どれ: dore — Which one; used to select among options.
ほど: hodo — Extent; degree; about; as much as.
誠実: seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful; genuine in character.
か: ka — Question particle or marker of uncertainty.
言う: iu — To say; to speak; to tell.
まい: mai — Negative volitional: 'will not'; 'shall not'.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; awfully; severely; extremely bad.
秘密: himitsu — Secret; confidential; private information.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
閉ざし: tozashi — Shut; closed off; sealed away (emotions, doors).
探り: saguri — Probing; feeling out; searching cautiously.
入れ: ire — Put in; insert; let in; allow entry.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.
見抜か: minuka — See through; discern; penetrate a disguise.
れる: reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
なく: naku — Without; not having; negating a noun or verb.
虫: mushi — Insect; bug; worm; small creature.
食わ: kuwa — Eaten (passive/causative base of 食う 'to eat').
れ: re — Passive verb suffix; part of passive conjugation.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
蕾: tsubomi — Flower bud; unopened bloom; potential beauty.
よう: you — Like; similar to; seems like; manner of.
甘い: amai — Sweet; naive; lenient; soft in taste.
花びら: hanabira — Flower petal; individual leaf of a bloom.
空気: kuuki — Air; atmosphere; mood of a situation.
広げる: hirogeru — To spread; to expand; to open out.
でき: deki — Can do; be able to; capability (stem form).
ぬ: nu — Classical negative auxiliary: 'not' or 'cannot'.
うち: uchi — While; within; among; before something happens.
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective near listener).
美し: uruwashi — Beautiful; lovely (classical adjective stem form).
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjective into noun.
太陽: taiyou — The sun; solar body in the sky.
捧げる: sasageru — To offer; to dedicate; to present respectfully.
悲しみ: kanashimi — Sadness; grief; sorrow; feeling of loss.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
どこ: doko — Where; what place; which location.
から: kara — From; because; after (particle of origin/cause).
生じる: shoujiru — To arise; to occur; to be caused by.
知る: shiru — To know; to learn; to find out.
できれ: dekire — If possible; conditional form of 'can do'.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; equal; the very same.
くらい: kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.
喜ん: yokon — Gladly; joyfully (stem of 喜ぶ 'to rejoice').
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action.
癒し: iyashi — Healing; comfort; soothing relief.
与え: atae — Give; provide; grant (stem of 与える).
やれる: yareru — Can do; can manage; potential of やる.
だ: da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is' (plain form).
登場: toujou — Appearance; entry on stage; debut.
見よ: miyo — Look! Behold! (imperative form of 見る).
やって: yatte — Coming along; doing and (te-form of やる).
くる: kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.
どうか: douka — Please; somehow; I beg of you.
脇: waki — Side; flank; armpit; beside something.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
ください: kudasai — Please (give me); polite request expression.
悩み: nayami — Worry; trouble; distress; personal problem.
聞き出し: kikidashi — Draw out information; elicit by questioning.
み: mi — Nominalizing suffix; or 'see/try' (shortened).
せ: se — Causative verb suffix; make or let someone act.
ましょ: masho — Let's; volitional polite form (shortened ましょう).
う: u — Volitional auxiliary: 'let's' or 'shall we'.
なけれ: nakere — If not; unless (conditional negative form).
断ら: kotowara — Refuse; decline; reject (stem of 断る).
おまえ: omae — You (informal, sometimes rough address).
ここ: koko — Here; this place; this spot.
残っ: nokot(te) — Remained; stayed behind (te-form of 残る).
幸運: kouun — Good luck; fortune; favorable chance.
真: shin / ma — True; genuine; real; truth itself.
告白: kokuhaku — Confession; declaration of love or truth.
聞ける: kikeru — Can hear; able to listen (potential form).
よい: yoi — Good; fine; all right; satisfactory.
さあ: saa — Well; come on; now then (interjection).
参り: mairi — Humble form of 'go' or 'come'; to humbly go.
夫人: fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of status.
退場: taijou — Exit; leaving the stage or a venue.
おはよう: ohayou — Good morning; informal morning greeting.
従兄弟: itoko — Cousin; relative of the same generation.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle for assertion or address.
まだ: mada — Still; not yet; even now.
そんな: sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.
朝: asa — Morning; early part of the day.
早い: hayai — Early; fast; quick; soon.
たった: tatta — Only; just; merely; no more than.
今: ima — Now; the present moment; currently.
九時: kuji — Nine o'clock; the hour of nine.
打っ: ut(te) — Struck; hit; chimed (te-form of 打つ).
ばかり: bakari — Just; only; nothing but; about (quantity).
ああ: aa — Ah; oh; alas (exclamation of emotion).
悲しい: kanashii — Sad; sorrowful; grieving; full of sadness.
時: toki — Time; moment; occasion; when something occurs.
長く: nagaku — Longly; for a long time (adverb from 長い).
感じ: kanji — Feeling; sense; impression; perception.
あんな: anna — That kind of; like that (distant demonstrative).
急い: isoide — Hurrying; rushing (te-form of 急ぐ 'to hurry').
立ち去っ: tachisatt(e) — Walked away; departed quickly (te-form).
だっ: dat(te) — Was; copula past tense (te-form of だ).
そう: sou — So; that way; like that; indeed.
何: nani / nan — What; which thing; what is it.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
持て: mote — Can hold; potential/imperative of 持つ 'to hold'.
短く: mijikaku — Shortly; briefly; in a short manner.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form; 'and'; 'do and…'.
くれる: kureru — To give (to me/us); to do as a favor.
もの: mono — Thing; person; something that; expectation.
持っ: mot(te) — Holding; carrying (te-form of 持つ 'to hold').
い: i — Continuative stem of いる 'to be/exist'.
ない: nai — Not; does not exist; negative form.
恋: koi — Romantic love; longing; infatuation.
外れ: hazure — Off-target; missing; deviation from expectation.
相手: aite — Partner; other party; opponent; companion.
好意: koui — Goodwill; favor; affection; kind feeling.
外: soto / hoka — Outside; exterior; beyond; other than.
見た目: mitame — Appearance; how something looks at first glance.
優しい: yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender; easy-going in nature.
実際: jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; the truth.
横暴: oubo — Tyrannical; high-handed; domineering behavior.
手荒: tearai — Rough-handed; violent; harsh in treatment.
ある: aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate things).
目: me — Eye; sight; perspective; mesh; grain.
常: tsune — Always; constantly; usual; ordinary state.
覆わ: oowa — Covered; concealed (stem of 覆う 'to cover').
意志: ishi — Will; volition; intention; determination.
道: michi — Road; path; way; method; moral path.
見つける: mitsukeru — To find; to discover; to locate something.
食事: shokuji — Meal; dining; eating food.
しよ: shiyo — Let's do (shortened volitional of する).
喧嘩: kenka — Quarrel; fight; argument; brawl.
あっ: a(t) — Oh! Ah! Exclamation of surprise or realization.
いや: iya — No; disagreeable; unpleasant; reluctant refusal.
話さ: hanasa — Speak; tell (negative/causative base of 話す).
すべて: subete — All; everything; entirely; the whole of it.
聞い: kii(te) — Listened; heard (te-form of 聞く 'to listen').

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