The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1
P.S. I propose, Deo volente, to have the pleasure of seeing you in the great city, towards All-hallowtide, when I shall be glad to treat with you concerning a parcel of MS. sermons, of a certain clergyman deceased; a cake of the right leaven, for the present taste of the public.
追伸。神のご意志あらば、万聖節の頃に大都市にてお目にかかる栄誉を得たいと存じます。その折には、某故聖職者の未刊行説教原稿一括について御相談申し上げたく存じます。これは現在の大衆の嗜好にかなった、まさに適切な種を用いたパンというべき代物でございます。
Verbum sapienti, &c.
賢者には一言で足りる、云々。
Vocabulary
- 追伸
- tsuishin — Postscript; additional note added after letter's end
- 神
- kami — God; deity; divine spirit
- の
- no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns
- ご
- go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward others
- 意志
- ishi — Will; volition; conscious intention
- あら
- ara — Conditional form of ある; if there is
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- 万聖節
- banseissetsu — All Saints' Day; Christian holiday on November first
- 頃
- koro — Around; approximately; about a certain time
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, time, or direction
- 大
- dai — Large; great; major prefix
- 都市
- toshi — City; urban area; metropolitan region
- にて
- nite — Formal particle meaning at or in a place
- お目
- ome — Honorific prefix for eyes; used in set phrases
- かかる
- kakaru — To meet; to have an audience with someone
- 栄誉
- eiyo — Honor; glory; distinguished recognition
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object
- 得
- e — To obtain; to gain; to receive
- たい
- tai — Auxiliary expressing desire to do something
- と
- to — Quotation particle; also means and or with
- 存じ
- zonji — Humble form of thinking or knowing something
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense
- その
- sono — That; the aforementioned; referring to something prior
- 折
- ori — Occasion; time; opportunity; that moment
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject
- 某
- bou — A certain; unnamed person or thing; so-and-so
- 故
- ko — Late; deceased; the late (honorific for dead)
- 聖職者
- seishokusha — Clergy; ordained religious minister or priest
- 未刊行
- mikankou — Unpublished; not yet released or printed
- 説教
- sekkyou — Sermon; religious lecture; moral preaching
- 原稿
- genkou — Manuscript; draft; original written document
- 一括
- ikkatsu — Lump together; bundle; all at once
- ついて
- tsuite — Concerning; regarding; about a topic
- 御
- go / o — Honorific prefix showing respect or formality
- 相談
- soudan — Consultation; discussion; seeking advice
- 申し上げ
- moushiage — Humble expression meaning to humbly say or tell
- たく
- taku — Formal desire form; wishing to do something
- これ
- kore — This; this thing here; referring to nearby item
- 現在
- genzai — Currently; at present; the current moment
- 大衆
- taishuu — The masses; general public; common people
- 嗜好
- shikou — Taste; preference; personal liking or fondness
- かなっ
- kanatt- — To suit; to match; to fulfill (conjunctive form)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- まさに
- masani — Exactly; precisely; truly; indeed
- 適切
- tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation
- な
- na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns
- 種
- shurui / tane — Kind; sort; type; variety
- 用い
- mochi(i) — To use; to employ; to make use of
- パン
- pan — Bread; baked loaf; from Portuguese pão
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to be called
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; must (obligation or expectation)
- 代物
- shiromono — Article; item; piece of goods; a thing
- で
- de — Copula particle; means at, by, or with
- ございます
- gozaimasu — Formal polite copula meaning to be or exist
- 賢者
- kenja — Wise person; sage; person of great wisdom
- 一言
- hitokoto — A single word; one brief remark
- 足りる
- tariru — To be sufficient; to be enough
- 云々
- unnun — Et cetera; and so on; such and such
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