The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 2

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Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.

精密機器に入り込んだ砂粒や、彼自身の高倍率レンズにできたひび割れも、彼のような性質を持つ人間における強い感情ほど、厄介なものではないだろう。

And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.

それでもなお、彼にとって女性といえばただ一人だけであり、その女性こそが、世間の評判も芳しくない、今は亡きアイリーン・アドラーであった。

I had seen little of Holmes lately.

私は最近、ホームズにほとんど会っていなかった。

My marriage had drifted us away from each other.

私の結婚が、私たちを互いに遠ざけてしまったのだ。

My own complete happiness, and the home-centred interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention,

私自身の満ち足りた幸福感、そして初めて自分の家庭の主となった男の周りに生まれる家庭中心の関心事が、私の注意をすべて吸い取るのに十分であった。

while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.

一方ホームズは、その奔放なボヘミアン魂をもってあらゆる社交を忌み嫌い、ベイカー街の下宿に残って古い書物の山に埋もれ、コカインと向上心の間を、麻薬のもたらす眠気と彼自身の鋭い本性から生まれる激しいエネルギーの間を、週ごとに行き来していた。

He was still, as ever, deeply attracted by the study of crime, and occupied his immense faculties and extraordinary powers of observation in following out those clues, and clearing up those mysteries which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police.

彼は相変わらず犯罪の研究に深く魅了されており、その並外れた能力と卓越した観察力を、公式の警察が解決不可能として放棄した謎を追い、手がかりをたどることに注ぎ込んでいた。

From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings: of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully for the reigning family of Holland.

時折、私は彼の活動についての漠然とした話を耳にした。トレポフ殺人事件におけるオデッサへの召喚、トリンコマリーでのアトキンソン兄弟の奇怪な悲劇の解明、そして最終的にはオランダの王家のために繊細かつ見事に成し遂げた任務についてであった。

Vocabulary

精密: seimitsu — Precise, detailed, highly accurate in measurement.
機器: kiki — Devices, instruments, or mechanical equipment.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
入り込ん: hairikon — Got into, infiltrated, or crept inside something.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'.
や: ya — Particle listing examples: 'and', 'or', 'such as'.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
自身: jishin — Oneself; emphasizes the subject personally.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle; 'of', 'belonging to'.
レンズ: renzu — Lens; optical glass used for magnification.
でき: deki — Form of できる; able to do, or something formed.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.
ひび割れ: hibiware — A crack or fracture on a surface.
も: mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
よう: you — Like, resembling, or seeming to be something.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
性質: seishitsu — Nature, character, or inherent quality of something.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
持つ: motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.
人間: ningen — Human being; a person or humanity in general.
おける: okeru — In, at, concerning; formal locative expression.
強い: tsuyoi — Strong, powerful, or intense in degree.
感情: kanjou — Emotion, feeling, or sentiment experienced internally.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of; degree or amount comparison.
厄介: yakkai — Troublesome, bothersome, or a nuisance.
もの: mono — Thing, object; nominalizer adding nuance.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.
ない: nai — Negation; does not exist, is not the case.
だろう: darou — Probably, presumably; expresses conjecture or supposition.
それ: sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
なお: nao — Furthermore, still, moreover; adds supplementary information.
とっ: totte — Form of とる; here used in てとって meaning 'for'.
て: te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
女性: josei — Woman, female; general term for adult women.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quoting speech.
いえ: ie — Form of 言う; to say or speak of something.
ば: ba — Conditional particle; if, when a condition is met.
ただ: tada — Only, merely, just; emphasizes singularity or simplicity.
一人: hitori — One person; alone or a single individual.
だけ: dake — Only, just, merely; limits to one thing.
あり: ari — There is/are; formal or literary existence form.
その: sono — That (near listener); demonstrative determiner.
こそ: koso — Emphatic particle; precisely, indeed, it is that.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also expresses contrast.
世間: seken — Society, public, the world of common people.
評判: hyouban — Reputation, fame, or public opinion about someone.
今: ima — Now, currently; the present moment in time.
亡き: naki — Late, deceased; describes someone who has died.
あっ: atte — Te-form of ある; being, existing, or having occurred.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
最近: saikin — Recently, lately; referring to the near past.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost, mostly, hardly; near totality or near nothing.
会っ: atte — Te-form of 会う; meeting or having met someone.
い: i — Auxiliary いる in te-form constructions; ongoing state.
なかっ: nakatte — Past negative; was not, did not exist.
結婚: kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; they, us, them.
互い: tagai — Each other, mutually; reciprocal relationship between parties.
遠ざけ: toozake — To keep away, distance, or alienate from someone.
しまっ: shimatte — Te-form of しまう; completed action, often regrettably done.
幸福: koufuku — Happiness, bliss, well-being, or good fortune.
感: kan — Feeling, sense, impression; suffix for sensation.
そし: soshi — And then, and so; conjunctive (form of そして).
初め: hajime — Beginning, start; for the first time.
自分: jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker.
家庭: katei — Home, household, family life, domestic environment.
主: nushi — Master, owner, head of a household.
なっ: natte — Te-form of なる; becoming or having become something.
男: otoko — Man, male; an adult male person.
周り: mawari — Surroundings, around, vicinity of a person or place.
生まれる: umareru — To be born; to come into existence or arise.
中心: chuushin — Center, core, focal point of something.
注意: chuui — Attention, caution, or a warning to be careful.
すべて: subete — All, everything, the whole of something.
吸い取る: suitori — To absorb, suck up, or draw in completely.
十分: juubun — Sufficient, enough, fully, or adequate amount.
一方: ippou — On the other hand; one side or direction.
魂: tamashii — Soul, spirit; the inner essence of a person.
もっ: motte — Te-form of 持つ; having, holding, or carrying.
あらゆる: arayuru — All kinds of, every possible type of thing.
社交: shakou — Social interaction, socializing, mixing with others.
下宿: geshuku — Lodgings, boarding house; rented room with meals.
残っ: nokotte — Te-form of 残る; remaining, staying behind, left over.
古い: furui — Old, aged, ancient; not new or modern.
書物: shomotsu — Books, written works, literary volumes or texts.
山: yama — Mountain; also used metaphorically for a large pile.
埋もれ: umore — Buried, submerged, hidden under a pile of things.
向上心: koujoushin — Ambition, desire for self-improvement or advancement.
間: aida / ma — Between, interval, period of time or space.
麻薬: mayaku — Narcotic drug; controlled or illegal substance.
もたらす: motarasu — To bring about, cause, or produce a result.
眠気: nemuke — Sleepiness, drowsiness, the urge to sleep.
鋭い: surudoi — Sharp, keen, acute; piercing in perception or edge.
本性: honshuu / honshou — True nature, real character hidden beneath surface.
から: kara — From, because; indicates origin or reason.
激しい: hageshii — Intense, fierce, violent, extreme in degree.
エネルギー: enerugii — Energy; vigor, power, or physical capacity for activity.
週: shuu — Week; a unit of seven days.
ごと: goto — Every; each unit of time or category.
行き来: ikiki — Coming and going, back and forth movement.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists reasons.
相変わらず: aikawarazu — As usual, as always, unchanged as ever.
犯罪: hanzai — Crime, criminal act, offense against the law.
研究: kenkyuu — Research, study, investigation of a subject.
深く: fukaku — Deeply, profoundly; to a great degree.
魅了: miryou — To fascinate, captivate, or charm completely.
さ: sa — Nominalization suffix or softening sentence-final particle.
れ: re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix form.
おり: ori — Polite form of いる; being, existing at present.
並外れ: namihazure — Extraordinary, exceptional, far beyond the ordinary.
能力: nouryoku — Ability, capacity, skill, or talent to do something.
卓越: takuetsu — Eminence, superiority, excelling above others remarkably.
観察力: kansatsuryoku — Power of observation; keen ability to notice things.
公式: koushiki — Official, formal; also a formula in mathematics.
警察: keisatsu — Police; law enforcement authority or organization.
解決: kaiketsu — Solution, resolution; solving a problem or case.
不可能: fukanou — Impossible, not achievable, beyond one's capability.
放棄: houki — Abandonment, giving up, renouncing responsibility.
謎: nazo — Mystery, puzzle, riddle, or unsolved enigma.
追い: oi — Chasing, pursuing; stem of 追う to follow.
手がかり: tegakari — Clue, lead, hint to solving a problem.
たどる: tadoru — To trace, follow a path or trail carefully.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.
注ぎ込ん: To pour into, invest energy or effort fully.
時折: tokiori — Occasionally, sometimes, from time to time.
活動: katsudou — Activity, action, operation, or active engagement.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently; just recently, close by.
漠然: bakuzen — Vague, obscure, hazy, not clearly defined.
話: hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, or subject of discussion.
耳: mimi — Ear; the organ of hearing; also hearing ability.
殺人: satsujin — Murder, homicide; the act of killing a person.
事件: jiken — Incident, case, affair, especially criminal events.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.
召喚: shoukan — Summons, calling someone to appear officially.
兄弟: kyoudai — Brothers, siblings; male siblings in a family.
奇怪: kikai — Strange, bizarre, mysterious, uncanny in nature.
悲劇: higeki — Tragedy; a tragic event or dramatic catastrophe.
解明: kaimei — Clarification, elucidation; solving or explaining a mystery.
最終: saishuu — Final, last, ultimate; the concluding stage.
的: teki — Suffix forming adjectives meaning '-ic', '-al', '-like'.
オランダ: Oranda — Netherlands (Holland); a European country.
王家: ouke — Royal family, reigning dynasty, monarchy.
ため: tame — For the sake of, because of, in order to.
繊細: sensai — Delicate, sensitive, fine, subtle in nature.
かつ: katsu — And also, moreover; used to conjoin two qualities.
見事: migoto — Splendid, magnificent, skillfully done, admirable.
成し遂げ: nashitoge — To accomplish, achieve, or complete a difficult task.
任務: ninmu — Mission, duty, assigned task or responsibility.

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