The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3

English → Japanese RESPECTED SIR, Level 8/10

Thirdly, with respect to what passed at Mr Kendal's table, when the said Lismahago was so brutal in his reprehensions, I must inform you, my good Sir, that I was obliged to retire, not by fear arising from his minatory reproaches, which, as I said above, I value not of a rush; but from the sudden effect produced, by a barbel's row, which I had eaten at dinner, not knowing, that the said row is at certain seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter Peri ichtos.

第三に、ケンダル氏の食卓で起きたことについて、かのリスマハゴが叱責においてかくも粗暴であった件ですが、親愛なるあなたにお伝えしなければなりません、私がその場を退かざるを得なかったのは、彼の脅迫めいた叱責から生じた恐怖によるものではなく――それらは先に申し上げた通り、私はまったく意に介しません――夕食に食べたバーベルの卵巣が突然もたらした効果によるものであり、私はその卵巣が特定の季節には激しい下剤効果を持つことを知らなかったのです、ガレノスがその著書『ペリ・イクトス』の章において述べている通りに。

Vocabulary

第: dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'no.'
三: san — The number three.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
氏: shi — Honorific suffix meaning 'Mr.' or 'Ms.'
の: no — Possessive or linking particle meaning 'of'.
食卓: shokutaku — Dining table where meals are eaten.
で: de — Particle indicating place of action or means.
起き: oki — To happen, occur, or wake up.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, or fact (abstract noun).
つい: tsui — Inadvertently; just now; particle 'about/regarding'.
て: te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
か: ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese sentences.
叱責: shisseki — Reprimand or scolding directed at someone.
おい: oi — Hey; interjection calling attention to someone.
かく: kaku — Thus, in this way; to write.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning 'even'.
粗暴: sobō — Rough, violent, or crude in behavior.
あっ: a' — Exclamation expressing surprise or sudden realization.
件: ken — Matter, case, or incident being referred to.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'.
親愛: shin'ai — Dear, beloved; expressing affection toward someone.
なる: naru — To become; attributive form of the copula.
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
お伝え: otsutae — To convey or inform (polite form).
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form linking related clauses.
なけれ: nakere — Negative conditional stem 'if not/must'.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
なり: nari — Must become; part of obligation expression.
ませ: mase — Polite imperative or request suffix form.
ん: n — Informal negative or sentence-final explanatory particle.
私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
その: sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.
場: ba — Place, scene, or situation of an event.
を: wo — Direct object marker particle.
退か: noka — To step back, withdraw, or leave a place.
ざる: zaru — Negative attributive suffix 'not doing'.
得: e/u — To obtain; potential suffix meaning 'can'.
なかっ: nakka — Past negative auxiliary stem 'was not'.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
脅迫: kyōhaku — Threat or intimidation directed at someone.
めい: mei — Resembling; suffix suggesting a quality or appearance.
から: kara — From; because; particle indicating cause or origin.
生じ: shōji — To arise, occur, or be produced.
恐怖: kyōfu — Fear, terror, or dread of something.
よる: yoru — To be due to; to depend on something.
もの: mono — Thing, object; nominalizer implying reason or expectation.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of 'nai'.
それ: sore — That (near listener); demonstrative pronoun.
ら: ra — Plural suffix or informal first-person pronoun suffix.
先: saki — Before, ahead, earlier, or previous.
申し上げ: mōshiage — To humbly state or report (humble speech).
通り: tōri — As stated; in accordance with; street.
まったく: mattaku — Completely, entirely, utterly; used for emphasis.
意: i — Mind, intention, meaning, or will.
介し: kaishi — To mind, care about, or be bothered by.
夕食: yūshoku — Dinner; the evening meal.
食べ: tabe — To eat (stem form of taberu).
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once.
もたらし: motarashi — To bring about, cause, or produce a result.
効果: kōka — Effect, result, or efficacy of something.
あり: ari — There is/are; existence (classical/formal form).
特定: tokutei — Specific, particular, or specified.
季節: kisetsu — Season of the year.
激しい: hageshii — Intense, fierce, violent, or severe.
持つ: motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.
知ら: shira — To know; stem of shiru (not knowing form).
著書: chosho — One's own written work or publication.
章: shō — Chapter or section of a book.
述べ: nobe — To state, mention, or describe something.
いる: iru — To be (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing action.

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