Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
息子は、堅実で立派な青年であり、母親の財産によって十分な生活が保障されていた。その財産は多額であり、その半分が成年に達したときに彼に移譲された。
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
同様に、その後まもなく行われた彼自身の結婚によっても、彼は財産を増やした。
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
したがって、ノーランドの地所の相続は、彼の姉妹たちにとってほどには、彼にとって本当に重要ではなかった。というのも、姉妹たちの財産は、父親がその地所を相続することから生じるかもしれないものとは別に、わずかなものにすぎなかったからである。
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
彼女たちの母親は何も持っておらず、父親も自由に使える財産は七千ポンドにすぎなかった。というのも、最初の妻の財産の残りの半分もその子供のために確保されており、父親はそれに対して終身の利益しか持っていなかったからである。
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
その老紳士は亡くなった。遺言書が読み上げられたが、ほとんどすべての遺言書と同様に、喜びと同じくらいの失望をもたらした。
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
彼は甥から地所を取り上げるほど不公正でも恩知らずでもなかった。しかし、遺贈の価値の半分を損なうような条件でそれを彼に残した。
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Vocabulary
- 息子
- musuko — Son; male child of a parent.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 堅実
- kenjitsu — Steady, sound, and reliable in character or behavior.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or copula form.
- 立派
- rippa — Fine, splendid, or respectable in appearance or character.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 青年
- seinen — Young man; youth in early adulthood.
- あり
- ari — Classical or formal form of 'to be/exist'.
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; female parent of a child.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
- 財産
- zaisan — Property, assets, or wealth owned by someone.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or cause.
- よっ
- yotte (contracted) — By means of; due to (contracted form of よって).
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
- 十分
- juubun — Sufficient, enough, or fully adequate.
- 生活
- seikatsu — Daily life, livelihood, or living conditions.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 保障
- hoshō — Guarantee, security, or assurance of something.
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or softening sentences.
- れ
- re — Passive or potential verb suffix form.
- い
- i — Verb stem of 'iru'; to be or exist (animate).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
- 多額
- tagaku — Large sum of money; a great amount financially.
- 半分
- hanbun — Half; one of two equal portions.
- 成年
- seinen — Age of majority; legally recognized adulthood.
- 達し
- tasshi — To reach or attain a certain point or age.
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something occurs.
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
- 移譲
- ijō — Transfer or handover of rights or property.
- 同様
- dōyō — Same, similar, or in the same manner.
- その後
- sonogo — After that; subsequently following an earlier event.
- まもなく
- mamonaku — Soon; before long; shortly after a given time.
- 行わ
- okonawa — To carry out or perform (stem of 行う).
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; one's own person or identity.
- 結婚
- kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.
- も
- mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding items together.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 増やし
- fuyashi — To increase or multiply (something in quantity).
- したがって
- shitagatte — Therefore, consequently, as a result of that.
- 地所
- jisho — Estate, land, or plot of real property.
- 相続
- sōzoku — Inheritance; succession to property or title.
- 姉妹
- shimai — Sisters; female siblings in a family.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
- とっ
- totte (contracted) — For; from the perspective of (contracted とって).
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; as much as; about.
- 本当
- hontō — True, real, or genuinely the case.
- 重要
- jūyō — Important, significant, or of great consequence.
- なかっ
- nakatta (stem) — Was not; negative past form of adjective/verb.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
- いう
- iu — To say, to be called, or to be described as.
- 父親
- chichioya — Father; male parent of a child.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, or act (nominalizer for verbs).
- から
- kara — From; because of; starting point particle.
- 生じる
- shōjiru — To arise, occur, or come into being.
- かも
- kamo — Maybe, perhaps (short form of かもしれない).
- しれ
- shire — Might be; uncertainty suffix form (しれない).
- ない
- nai — Negative form; does not exist or is not.
- もの
- mono — Thing, object, or nominalizing expression.
- 別
- betsu — Separate, different, or another distinct thing.
- わずか
- wazuka — Merely, only a little; a very small amount.
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much; exceeding an appropriate degree.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects or facts).
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.
- 何
- nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.
- 持っ
- motte (contracted) — To have or hold (contracted form of 持って).
- おらず
- orazu — Not having; negative form of おる (classical).
- 自由
- jiyū — Freedom, liberty, or free use of something.
- 使える
- tsukaeru — Able to use; at one's disposal freely.
- 七千
- nanasen — Seven thousand (numerical value).
- ポンド
- pondo — Pound; British unit of currency or weight.
- 最初
- saisho — The first; the beginning; at the outset.
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; a man's female spouse.
- 残り
- nokori — Remainder, rest, or what is left over.
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; young person of either gender.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone.
- 確保
- kakuho — To secure or ensure something is reserved.
- おり
- ori — Formal or written form of 'to be/exist'.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; in contrast to; regarding something.
- 終身
- shūshin — Lifelong; for the duration of one's life.
- 利益
- rieki — Profit, benefit, or financial gain.
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (used with negatives).
- 老紳士
- rōshinshi — Old gentleman; an elderly refined male person.
- 亡くなっ
- nakunatte (contracted) — Passed away; died (polite euphemism).
- 遺言書
- yuigonsho — Last will and testament; written final wishes.
- 読み上げ
- yomiage — To read aloud; recite a document publicly.
- られ
- rare — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating something done to subject.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost, mostly, or nearly all of something.
- すべて
- subete — All, everything, the whole of something.
- 喜び
- yorokobi — Joy, delight, or happiness felt by someone.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same, identical, or equal in nature.
- くらい
- kurai — About, approximately, or to the extent of.
- 失望
- shitsubō — Disappointment, disillusionment, or dashed hopes.
- もたらし
- motarashi — To bring about or cause a result to occur.
- 甥
- oi — Nephew; the son of one's sibling.
- 取り上げる
- toriageru — To take away; to seize or confiscate something.
- 不公正
- fukosei — Unfair, unjust, or lacking fairness.
- 恩知らず
- onshirazu — Ungrateful; one who does not appreciate kindness.
- しかし
- shikashi — However, but; conjunction introducing contrast.
- 遺贈
- izō — Bequest; gift of property through a will.
- 価値
- kachi — Value, worth, or importance of something.
- 損なう
- sokonau — To impair, damage, or diminish something's value.
- よう
- yō — So that; in order to; resembling something.
- 条件
- jōken — Condition, requirement, or stipulation attached.
- 残し
- nokoshi — To leave behind or bequeath to someone.
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