Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.
そもそも、ダッシュウッド嬢たちは彼と異母きょうだいというだけの関係で、彼女にとってはそれは全く縁もゆかりもないも同然なのに、これほど多額の金額を彼の寛大さに求める権利などあるはずがない。
It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half sisters?
異なる結婚によって生まれた子供たちの間に愛情などというものは存在しないというのは周知の事実であった。それなのに、なぜ彼は異母姉妹たちに全財産を与えて、自分自身と可哀そうな幼いハリーを台無しにしなければならないのか。
"It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his widow and daughters."
「父の最後の頼みだったのだ」と夫は答えた。「父の妻と娘たちを助けてやってほしいという。」
"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time.
「あの方は何をおっしゃっているのかも分かっていなかったのでしょう。きっとそうに違いない。その時は頭がぼんやりしていたのでしょうよ。
Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child."
もし正気であったなら、自分の子供からその財産の半分を異母姉妹に与えるようにお願いするなどということは思いつきもしなかったはずですわ。」
"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do.
「特定の金額を指定したわけではないよ、ファニー。父はただ漠然と、彼女たちを助けて、父の力では叶わなかった以上に彼女たちの境遇を楽にしてやってくれと頼んだだけだ。
Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.
全て私の判断に任せてくれていた方がよかったかもしれない。
He could hardly suppose I should neglect them.
私が彼女たちを顧みないとは思っていなかっただろう。
But as he required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time.
しかし父が約束を求めた以上、しないわけにはいかなかった。少なくともその時はそう思った。
The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed.
だから約束はしたのだし、果たさなければならない。
Vocabulary
- そもそも
- somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; originally
- 嬢
- jō — Young lady; miss; daughter
- たち
- tachi — Pluralizing suffix for people or groups
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that person (male)
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 異母
- ibo — Half (sharing father, different mothers)
- きょうだい
- kyōdai — Siblings; brothers and sisters
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called; to mean
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely; that much
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 関係
- kankei — Relationship; connection; association between people
- で
- de — At; by means of; particle indicating context
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- に
- ni — To; at; for; direction or target particle
- とっ
- tot(te) — Contracted form of にとって, meaning 'for' someone
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing (near listener)
- 全く
- mattaku — Completely; entirely; utterly; not at all
- 縁
- en — Fate; connection; tie; bond between people
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well
- ゆかり
- yukari — Connection; relation; association with something
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative form
- 同然
- dōzen — Practically the same; tantamount to; virtually
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-ending emphatic particle
- これほど
- korehodo — This much; to this extent; so much
- 多額
- tagaku — Large sum; large amount of money
- 金額
- kingaku — Amount of money; sum; monetary figure
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 寛大
- kandai — Generous; magnanimous; lenient; broad-minded
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix; also a casual filler particle
- 求める
- motomeru — To seek; to demand; to request; to desire
- 権利
- kenri — Right; entitlement; legal or moral claim
- など
- nado — Et cetera; such things as; and the like
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate)
- はず
- hazu — Expectation; should be; supposed to be
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however
- 異なる
- kotonaru — To differ; to be different; to vary
- 結婚
- kekkon — Marriage; matrimony; wedding union
- よっ
- yot(te) — Contracted によって, meaning 'due to; by means of'
- 生まれ
- umare — Birth; born; origin; place of birth
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary; completed action marker
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; young person
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; among; interval; relationship space
- 愛情
- aijō — Love; affection; deep emotional attachment
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; one who; nominalizing expression
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; being; presence; entity
- し
- shi — And; conjunctive form; listing reasons
- 周知
- shūchi — Widely known; common knowledge; public awareness
- 事実
- jijitsu — Fact; truth; reality; actual circumstance
- あっ
- at(te) — Contracted form of あって, conjunctive of ある
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; how come
- 姉妹
- shimai — Sisters; female siblings
- 全
- zen / subete — All; entire; whole; total
- 財産
- zaisan — Property; assets; fortune; estate
- 与え
- atae — Give; grant; provide (stem/conjunctive form)
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally; by oneself; one's own self
- 可哀そう
- kawaisō — Pitiful; poor; pathetic; deserving of sympathy
- 幼い
- osanai — Young; infantile; immature; childish
- 台無し
- dainashi — Ruined; spoiled; wasted; undone completely
- なけれ
- nakere — Must not; negative conditional stem form
- ば
- ba — If; conditional particle in Japanese grammar
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunctive particle
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker
- 父
- chichi — Father; one's own father (humble form)
- 最後
- saigo — Last; final; the end; ultimate moment
- 頼み
- tanomi — Request; favor; reliance; plea to someone
- だっ
- dat(ta) — Contracted past form of だ (copula)
- だ
- da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)
- 夫
- otto — Husband; one's own husband
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; reply; response; solution
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own wife (humble form)
- 娘
- musume — Daughter; young woman; girl
- 助け
- tasuke — Help; assistance; aid; support
- やっ
- yat(te) — Contracted form of やって, doing/giving action
- ほしい
- hoshii — Want; desire; wish for (something)
- あの
- ano — That (over there); that aforementioned
- 方
- kata — Person (polite); direction; way; method
- 何
- nani / nan — What; which; how many; something
- おっしゃっ
- osshат(te) — Honorific: say, speak (contracted polite form)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate); to stay
- 分かっ
- wakat(te) — Understand; comprehend (contracted conjunctive form)
- い
- i — Shortened いる or conjunctive of adjective
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Was not; did not exist (negative past stem)
- でしょう
- deshō — Probably; right?; I suppose; polite conjecture
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt
- そう
- sō — So; like that; that way; I see
- 違い
- chigai — Difference; discrepancy; surely (set phrase)
- その
- sono — That; the (near previously mentioned thing)
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; occasion; when
- 頭
- atama — Head; mind; brain; intellect
- ぼんやり
- bonyari — Vaguely; hazily; absent-mindedly; dimly
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; supposing that
- 正気
- shōki — Sanity; sound mind; normal consciousness
- から
- kara — From; because; since; after
- 半分
- hanbun — Half; fifty percent; one half
- 与える
- ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant; to bestow
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; in order to; manner
- お願い
- onegai — Please; request; favor; polite entreaty
- する
- suru — To do; to make; to perform an action
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing word
- 思いつき
- omoitsuki — Sudden idea; whim; off-the-top thought
- です
- desu — Polite copula: is; am; are
- わ
- wa — Sentence-ending particle (soft feminine emphasis)
- 特定
- tokutei — Specific; particular; specified; definite
- 指定
- shitei — Designation; specification; appointment; assignment
- わけ
- wake — Reason; meaning; conclusion; it means that
- ただ
- tada — Just; only; merely; free; ordinary
- 漠然
- bakuzen — Vague; obscure; dim; indefinite; unclear
- 力
- chikara — Strength; power; force; ability; effort
- 叶わ
- kanawa — Cannot compete; be granted; come true (negative stem)
- 以上
- ijō — More than; beyond; that is all; above
- 境遇
- kyōgū — Circumstances; life situation; personal condition
- 楽
- raku — Comfortable; easy; pleasant; relaxed
- くれ
- kure — Give (me); please do (requesting imperative form)
- 頼ん
- tanon(de) — Asked; requested; relied on (conjunctive stem)
- 全て
- subete — All; everything; entirely; in total
- 私
- watashi — I; me; myself (neutral first-person pronoun)
- 判断
- handan — Judgment; decision; assessment; determination
- 任せ
- makase — Leave to; entrust; delegate (conjunctive form)
- よかっ
- yokat(ta) — Was good; would have been better (past stem)
- しれ
- shire — May; might; perhaps (in かもしれない pattern)
- 顧み
- kaerimi — Look back on; reflect; consider; care about
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thought; felt; considered (conjunctive form)
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; right? (plain conjecture)
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; yet
- 約束
- yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment; appointment
- 求め
- motome — Request; demand; seeking (conjunctive/noun form)
- いか
- ika — Below; less than; or negative question fragment
- 少なくとも
- sukunakutomo — At least; at the very minimum
- だから
- dakara — Therefore; so; that is why; because
- 果たさ
- hatasa — Fulfill; accomplish; carry out (negative stem)
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