The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 12
It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed.
日曜日にこの食事が終わると、彼の習慣は、読書台に堅苦しい神学書を一冊置いて暖炉のそばに座り、近くの教会の時計が十二時を告げるまでそうして、それから静かに感謝しながら床につくことであった。
On this night however, as soon as the cloth was taken away, he took up a candle and went into his business room.
しかしこの夜は、テーブルクロスが片づけられるやいなや、彼はろうそくを手に取り、仕事部屋へと入っていった。
There he opened his safe, took from the most private part of it a document endorsed on the envelope as Dr. Jekyll's Will and sat down with a clouded brow to study its contents.
そこで彼は金庫を開け、その最も奥まった場所から、封筒にジキル博士の遺言書と記された書類を取り出し、曇った表情で腰を下ろしてその内容を検討した。
The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc., all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his "friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," but that in case of Dr. Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household.
その遺言書は自筆であった。アタスン氏は作成された今となっては保管を引き受けてはいたが、その作成にあたっては一切の助力を拒んでいたからである。遺言書には、医学博士・法学博士・法律学博士・王立協会会員などの称号を持つヘンリー・ジキルが死亡した場合、その全財産が「友人にして恩人たるエドワード・ハイド」の手に渡るべきことのみならず、ジキル博士が「三暦月を超えるいかなる期間においても失踪または不可解な不在」となった場合には、当該エドワード・ハイドが遅滞なく当該ヘンリー・ジキルの地位を引き継ぎ、医師の家政に関わる者へのわずかな少額の支払いを除いて、いかなる負担や義務も負わないことが定められていた。
This document had long been the lawyer's eyesore.
この書類は長い間、弁護士の目の上のたんこぶであった。
Vocabulary
- 日曜日
- nichiyōbi — Sunday, the first day of the week
- に
- ni — Particle indicating time, place, or direction
- この
- kono — This; referring to something nearby
- 食事
- shokuji — A meal; the act of eating food
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 終わる
- owaru — To end, finish, or come to a close
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or 'when'
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese
- 習慣
- shūkan — A habit, custom, or regular practice
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 堅苦しい
- katakurushii — Stiff, formal, or overly serious in manner
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 一冊
- issatsu — One volume or copy of a book
- 置い
- ooi (oki) — Placed or set down an object somewhere
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions
- 暖炉
- danro — A fireplace or hearth for heating rooms
- そば
- soba — Beside, near, or close to something
- 座り
- suwari — Sitting down; the act of being seated
- 近く
- chikaku — Nearby, close, or in the vicinity
- 教会
- kyōkai — A church or Christian place of worship
- 時計
- tokei — A clock or watch for telling time
- 十二時
- jūniji — Twelve o'clock, noon or midnight
- 告げる
- tsugeru — To announce, inform, or signal the time
- まで
- made — Until, up to, or as far as a point
- そう
- sō — So, that way, or in that manner
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form; did and then
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- から
- kara — From, after, or because; indicates starting point
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet, calm, or peaceful in atmosphere
- 感謝
- kansha — Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation
- ながら
- nagara — While doing something simultaneously; concurrent actions
- 床
- toko / yuka — Bed or floor; going to bed to sleep
- つく
- tsuku — To go to bed; to lie down and sleep
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verb phrases
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, place of action, or cause
- あっ
- a(t) — Past stem of 'aru'; was or existed
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese
- しかし
- shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast
- 夜
- yoru — Night, evening; the dark hours of day
- テーブルクロス
- tēburukurosu — A tablecloth covering a dining table
- 片づけ
- katazuke — Tidying up, clearing away, or putting away
- られる
- rareru — Passive voice auxiliary; being done to subject
- や
- ya — As soon as; conjunction indicating immediacy
- ろうそく
- rōsoku — A candle used for light or ceremony
- 手
- te — Hand; the part of the body used to grasp
- 取り
- tori — Taking or picking up an object
- 仕事部屋
- shigotobeya — A study or workroom for private work
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'
- 入っ
- hait(te) — Entering a room or enclosed space
- いっ
- it(te) — Went; past conjunctive form of 'iku'
- そこ
- soko — There; that place previously mentioned
- 金庫
- kinko — A safe or strongbox for valuables
- 開け
- ake — Opened something such as a door or safe
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective
- 場所
- basho — A place, location, or spot
- 封筒
- fūtō — An envelope used to contain documents or letters
- 博士
- hakase / hakushi — A doctor or PhD-level academic title
- 遺言書
- yuigonsho — A last will and testament document
- 記さ
- shirusa — Written, noted, or inscribed on a document
- れ
- re — Passive verb ending; being acted upon
- 書類
- shorui — Documents, papers, or official written materials
- 取り出し
- toridashi — Taking out or retrieving something from storage
- 曇っ
- kumott(a) — Clouded over; expression becoming dark or troubled
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression or look on someone's face
- 腰
- koshi — The lower back, hips, or waist area
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Lowering oneself; sitting down heavily
- 内容
- naiyō — Content, substance, or details of something
- 検討
- kentō — Examination, review, or careful consideration
- 自筆
- jihitsu — One's own handwriting; written by oneself
- 氏
- shi — Mr. or Ms.; honorific suffix for a name
- 作成
- sakusei — Drafting or creating an official document
- さ
- sa — Passive or causative verb suffix ending
- 今
- ima — Now, currently, or at the present moment
- なっ
- natt(e) — Became; past conjunctive form of 'naru'
- 保管
- hokan — Safekeeping, custody, or storage of documents
- 引き受け
- hikiuke — Taking on responsibility or accepting a task
- い
- i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; being or existing
- あたっ
- atatt(e) — Being in charge of; handling or dealing with
- 一切
- issai — All, everything, or any whatsoever; entirely
- 助力
- joryoku — Assistance, help, or support given to someone
- 拒ん
- kotowan(de) — Refused or declined a request or offer
- ある
- aru — To exist, be, or have (inanimate objects)
- 会員
- kaiin — A member of an organization or society
- など
- nado — Et cetera, and so on, among other things
- 称号
- shōgō — A title, honorific, or designation of rank
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold, carry, or possess something
- 死亡
- shibō — Death; the act of dying or decease
- 場合
- baai — A case, situation, or circumstance arising
- 全財産
- zen zaisan — All assets; one's entire estate or wealth
- 友人
- yūjin — A friend or close personal companion
- 恩人
- onjin — A benefactor; someone who has shown great kindness
- 渡る
- wataru — To pass to, be transferred, or handed over
- べき
- beki — Should, ought to; expresses obligation or expectation
- ならず
- narazu — Not only; negative form indicating more follows
- 三
- san — The number three
- 超える
- koeru — To exceed, surpass, or go beyond a limit
- いかなる
- ikanaru — Any whatsoever; no matter what kind of
- 期間
- kikan — A period, term, or duration of time
- おい
- oite — In, at, or during; formal locative expression
- も
- mo — Also, even, or too; inclusive particle
- 失踪
- shissō — Disappearance, going missing, or vanishing without trace
- または
- mata wa — Or; a conjunction presenting an alternative option
- 不可解
- fukakai — Mysterious, inexplicable, or incomprehensible in nature
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives
- 不在
- fuzai — Absence; being away or not present somewhere
- なく
- naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of 'nai'
- 地位
- chii — A position, status, or social standing
- 引き継ぎ
- hikitsugi — Succession, handover, or taking over a role
- 医師
- ishi — A medical doctor or physician
- 関わる
- kakawaru — To be involved, concerned, or related to
- 者
- mono / sha — A person or individual involved in something
- わずか
- wazuka — A small amount; only a little or few
- 少額
- shōgaku — A small sum or minor amount of money
- 支払い
- shiharai — Payment or the act of paying money
- 除い
- nozoite — Excluding, except for, or leaving out
- 負担
- futan — A burden, financial obligation, or liability
- 義務
- gimu — A duty, obligation, or legal responsibility
- 負わ
- owa — To bear or be burdened with responsibility
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist
- 定め
- sadame — A rule, stipulation, or established provision
- られ
- rare — Passive auxiliary verb suffix; was determined
- 長い
- nagai — Long in length, duration, or extent
- 間
- aida / ma — A period of time; interval or gap between
- 弁護士
- bengoshi — A lawyer or attorney who practices law
- 目
- me — Eye; also used in idioms about status
- 上
- ue — Above, on top, or senior in hierarchy
- たんこぶ
- tankōbu — A bump on the head; a thorn in one's side
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