Sense and Sensibility — Page 1

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex.

ダッシュウッド家はサセックスに長く定住していた。

Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.

彼らの所有地は広大であり、その邸宅はノーランド・パークにあって、所有地の中心に位置し、そこで何代にもわたって、周囲の知人たちから広く好意的な評判を得るほど立派な生活を送ってきた。

The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister.

この所有地の先代の主人は独身の男性で、非常に高齢まで生き、その生涯の長い年月にわたり、姉妹を常の話し相手兼家政婦として傍に置いていた。

But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it.

しかし、彼より十年前に訪れた彼女の死は、彼の家に大きな変化をもたらした。その喪失を補うため、彼はノーランドの土地の法的相続人であり、自らがその土地を遺贈しようと考えていた甥のヘンリー・ダッシュウッド氏の一家を招き、家に迎え入れたのである。

In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent.

甥と姪、そしてその子どもたちと共に過ごす中で、老紳士の日々は穏やかに送られた。

His attachment to them all increased.

彼らすべてへの愛着は深まっていった。

The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence.

ヘンリー・ダッシュウッド夫妻が彼の望みに絶えず気を配ったのは、単なる打算からではなく、心の善良さから出たものであり、それは彼の年齢が受け得るあらゆる確かな安らぎを与えてくれた。そして子どもたちの明るさは、彼の生活に喜びを添えた。

By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three daughters.

ヘンリー・ダッシュウッド氏は前妻との間に一人の息子をもうけており、現在の妻との間には三人の娘がいた。

Vocabulary

家: ie — House, family, or household.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
長く: nagaku — For a long time; lengthy duration.
定住: teijuu — Settling permanently in a place.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of the verb suru (to do).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Stem of iru, indicating ongoing state or action.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
彼ら: karera — They; refers to a group of people.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
所有地: shoyuuchi — Owned land or property belonging to someone.
広大: koudai — Vast, extensive, or spacious in area.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.
あり: ari — Conjunctive form of aru, meaning to exist.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
邸宅: teitaku — Mansion or large, grand residence.
あっ: a(tte) — Conjunctive form of aru, meaning located or existing.
中心: chuushin — Center or central point of something.
位置: ichi — Position, location, or placement of something.
そこ: soko — There; that place previously mentioned.
何代: nandai — Many generations across a long period.
も: mo — Also, even, or emphatic particle in Japanese.
わたっ: wata(tte) — Spanning or extending across generations or time.
周囲: shuui — Surroundings, neighborhood, or people around someone.
知人: chijin — Acquaintance; someone one knows personally.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.
から: kara — From; particle indicating origin or cause.
広く: hiroku — Widely; in a broad or extensive manner.
好意的: kouitekina — Favorable, positive, or well-disposed in attitude.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
評判: hyouban — Reputation or public opinion about someone.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
得る: eru — To obtain, gain, or acquire something.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; degree or extent.
立派: rippa — Splendid, admirable, or respectable in manner.
生活: seikatsu — Daily life, livelihood, or way of living.
送っ: okut(te) — To lead or send; conducting one's life.
き: ki — Past continuative form of kuru (to come).
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
先代: sendai — Previous generation or predecessor of a household.
主人: shujin — Master, head of household, or husband.
独身: dokushin — Single, unmarried status of a person.
男性: dansei — Male person; a man.
非常: hijou — Extremely, very; an exceptional degree.
高齢: kourei — Advanced age; being very old.
まで: made — Until, up to; indicating a limit or extent.
生き: iki — Living; stem form of ikiru (to live).
生涯: shougai — One's entire lifetime or life span.
長い: nagai — Long in length or duration.
年月: toshitsuki — Years and months; a long passage of time.
わたり: watari — Spanning or extending over a period.
姉妹: shimai — Sisters; female siblings.
常: tsune — Always, constantly, or habitually.
話し相手: hanashi aite — Conversation partner or companion for talking.
兼: kane — Also serving as; combining two roles simultaneously.
家政婦: kaseifu — Housekeeper; woman employed to manage household.
として: toshite — As; in the capacity or role of.
傍: soba — Beside, near, or close to someone.
置い: oite — Placing or keeping someone nearby.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
より: yori — Before, than; comparative or temporal particle.
十年: juunen — Ten years; a decade.
前: mae — Before, in front of, or previous time.
訪れ: otozure — Visit or arrival; coming to a place.
彼女: kanojo — She; third-person feminine pronoun.
死: shi — Death; the end of life.
大きな: ookina — Big, large, or significant in scale.
変化: henka — Change, transformation, or alteration.
もたらし: motarashi — Bringing about or causing a change.
喪失: soushitsu — Loss; the state of losing something important.
補う: oginau — To compensate for or make up for loss.
ため: tame — For the purpose of; in order to.
土地: tochi — Land, property, or a piece of ground.
法的: houteki — Legal; relating to law or legally binding.
相続人: souzokujin — Heir; person legally inheriting property or title.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself; personally or by one's own effort.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
遺贈: izou — Bequest; leaving property to someone by will.
しよう: shiyou — Volitional form of suru, meaning let's do or intend.
と: to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning and or with.
考え: kangae — Thought, idea, or intention in one's mind.
甥: oi — Nephew; a brother's or sister's son.
氏: shi — Mr.; honorific title for a named individual.
一家: ikka — An entire family or household group.
招き: maneki — Invitation; welcoming someone to come.
迎え入れ: mukaoire — Receiving and welcoming someone into one's home.
ある: aru — A certain; refers to an unspecified particular thing.
姪: mei — Niece; a brother's or sister's daughter.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction adding information sequentially.
子ども: kodomo — Child or children; young people.
共に: tomo ni — Together with; alongside others.
過ごす: sugosu — To spend time; to pass days or hours.
中: naka — Inside, among, or in the midst of.
老紳士: roushinjin — Elderly gentleman; an old, refined male person.
日々: hibi — Day by day; daily life or each day.
穏やか: odayaka — Calm, gentle, or peaceful in nature.
送ら: okura — Passive or causative base of to lead or spend.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
すべて: subete — Everything, all, or the entirety of things.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.
愛着: aichaku — Attachment or deep fondness toward something.
深まっ: fukamatte — Deepening or growing stronger over time.
いっ: it(te) — Going; conjunctive form of iku (to go).
夫妻: fusai — Husband and wife; a married couple.
望み: nozomi — Wish, hope, or desire for something.
絶えず: taezu — Constantly, without ceasing, continually.
気: ki — Spirit, feeling, or attention; care and concern.
配っ: kubatte — Distributing or paying careful attention to others.
単なる: tannaru — Mere, simple, or nothing more than.
打算: dazan — Calculation of self-interest; selfish motive.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of nai.
心: kokoro — Heart, mind, or inner spirit of a person.
善良: zenryou — Good-natured, virtuous, or morally upright.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.
出: de — Coming from or originating from a source.
もの: mono — Thing; indicates something with explanatory nuance.
それ: sore — That; refers to something previously mentioned.
年齢: nenrei — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
受け: uke — Receiving; stem form of ukeru (to receive).
あらゆる: arayuru — Every, all possible kinds of things.
確か: tashika — Certain, sure, or reliable; confirmed truth.
安らぎ: yasuragi — Comfort, peace of mind, or tranquility.
与え: atae — Giving or providing something to someone.
くれ: kure — Giving to the speaker; benefactive verb form.
明る: akaru — Bright, cheerful; stem form of akarui.
喜び: yorokobi — Joy, delight, or happiness.
添え: soe — Adding to or supplementing something alongside.
前妻: sensai — Former wife; a previous spouse.
間: aida — Between, during, or the interval of time.
一人: hitori — One person; alone or a single individual.
息子: musuko — Son; a male child of someone.
もうけ: mouke — Having a child; gaining or begetting offspring.
おり: ori — Conjunctive form of oru, indicating ongoing existence.
現在: genzai — Currently, at present, or the current time.
妻: tsuma — Wife; a man's female spouse.
三人: sannin — Three people; a group of three persons.
娘: musume — Daughter; a female child of someone.

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