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The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.

その愛想の良さは、彼の流儀らしく、傍目にはやや芝居がかって見えたが、真の感情に基づくものであった。

For these two were old friends, old mates both at school and college, both thorough respectors of themselves and of each other, and what does not always follow, men who thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.

というのも、この二人は旧友であり、学校でも大学でも古い仲間であり、互いに自分自身と相手を深く尊重し合い、そしてそれが常に伴うわけではないのだが、互いの交際を心から楽しむ者同士だったからである。

After a little rambling talk, the lawyer led up to the subject which so disagreeably preoccupied his mind.

しばらく取り留めのない話を交わした後、弁護士はかねてから不快に心を占めていたその話題へと話を向けた。

"I suppose, Lanyon," said he, "you and I must be the two oldest friends that Henry Jekyll has?"

「ラニョン、君と私はヘンリー・ジキルの最も古い友人の二人に違いないね?」と彼は言った。

"I wish the friends were younger," chuckled Dr. Lanyon.

「友人たちがもっと若ければよいのだがね」とラニョン博士はくすくす笑った。

"But I suppose we are. And what of that? I see little of him now."

「しかし、まあそうなのだろう。それがどうした?今では彼にほとんど会わないよ。」

"Indeed?" said Utterson. "I thought you had a bond of common interest."

「そうですか?」とアタスンは言った。「共通の関心でつながっていると思っていましたが。」

"We had," was the reply.

「以前はそうでした」という返答だった。

"But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me.

「しかし、ヘンリー・ジキルが私には奇想天外すぎると思われるようになってから、もう十年以上になります。

He began to go wrong, wrong in mind; and though of course I continue to take an interest in him for old sake's sake, as they say, I see and I have seen devilish little of the man.

彼は道を踏み外し始め、精神的に狂い始めた。そしてもちろん昔の縁というもので、いわゆる旧交のために彼への関心を持ち続けてはいるが、今も以前も彼にはほとんど会っていない。

Such unscientific balderdash," added the doctor, flushing suddenly purple, "would have estranged Damon and Pythias."

「あんな非科学的な戯言は」と博士は突然顔を真っ赤にして付け加えた、「ダモンとピュティアスをも仲たがいさせたことでしょう。」

This little spirit of temper was somewhat of a relief to Mr. Utterson.

この小さな怒りの気配は、アタスン氏にとってある程度の安堵をもたらすものだった。

Vocabulary

その
sono — That (adjective modifying a noun).
愛想
aiso — Friendliness, amiability, pleasant manner toward others.
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
良さ
yosa — Goodness, quality of being good or pleasant.
wa — Topic marker particle.
kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
流儀
ryuugi — One's own style, way, or manner of doing things.
らしく
rashiku — In a manner typical of; befitting one's nature.
傍目
okame / hatame — Appearance to bystanders; how things look to others.
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.
やや
yaya — Slightly, somewhat, a little.
芝居がかって
shibai gakatte — Acting in a theatrical or overdramatic way.
見えた
mieta — Appeared, seemed, looked (past tense of 見える).
ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but.'
shin / makoto — Truth, genuineness, authenticity.
感情
kanjou — Emotion, feeling, sentiment.
基づく
motodzuku — To be based on, to be grounded in something.
もの
mono — Thing, object; nominalizer expressing explanation or reason.
de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'and.'
あった
atta — Was, existed (past tense of ある).
という
to iu — Called, known as; used to quote or define something.
mo — Also, too; particle meaning 'even' or 'as well.'
この
kono — This (adjective modifying a nearby noun).
二人
futari — Two people, a pair of individuals.
旧友
kyuuyuu — Old friend, long-time companion from the past.
あり
ari — Being, existing (classical/formal form of ある).
学校
gakkou — School, educational institution.
大学
daigaku — University, college.
古い
furui — Old, aged; referring to age of things or relationships.
仲間
nakama — Companion, fellow member, comrade.
互い
tagai — Mutual, each other, reciprocal.
自分
jibun — Oneself, one's own self.
自身
jishin — Oneself, personally; used for emphasis.
to — And; with; quotation particle.
相手
aite — The other party, partner, opponent.
wo — Direct object marker particle.
深く
fukaku — Deeply, profoundly.
尊重
sonchou — Respect, esteem, valuing someone highly.
shi — And (conjunctive form of する or listing particle).
合い
ai — Mutually, together (suffix implying reciprocal action).
そして
soshite — And then, and also; connecting sentences or ideas.
それ
sore — That, it; refers to something previously mentioned.
常に
tsuneni — Always, constantly, at all times.
伴う
tomonau — To accompany, to involve, to go along with.
わけ
wake — Reason, meaning, implication, it follows that.
ない
nai — Not, nonexistent; negative form of ある.
da — Copula; informal form of 'is' or 'are.'
交際
kousai — Social relationship, association, companionship with others.
心から
kokoro kara — From the heart, sincerely, wholeheartedly.
楽しむ
tanoshimu — To enjoy, to take pleasure in something.
者同士
mono doushi — People of the same kind; fellow individuals sharing something.
だった
datta — Was, were (past tense informal copula).
から
kara — Because, since; from (indicating origin or reason).
ある
aru — To be, to exist (for inanimate things).
しばらく
shibaraku — For a while, for some time.
取り留め
tori tome — Coherence, point; 取り留めのない means rambling, aimless.
hanashi — Talk, story, conversation.
交わした
kawashita — Exchanged (words, conversation); past tense of 交わす.
nochi / ato — After, later, afterward.
弁護士
bengoshi — Lawyer, attorney, legal professional.
かねて
kanete — For some time, previously, long beforehand.
不快
fukai — Discomfort, unpleasantness, displeasure.
kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings.
占め
shime — Occupying, filling (from 占める, to occupy or monopolize).
te — Te-form particle connecting verbs or indicating manner.
いた
ita — Was doing (past progressive auxiliary from いる).
話題
wadai — Topic of conversation, subject being discussed.
e — Toward, in the direction of (directional particle).
向け
muke — Directed toward, aimed at (from 向ける).
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
kimi — You (informal); also used as a suffix for names.
watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
最も
mottomo — Most, the greatest degree (superlative adverb).
友人
yuujin — Friend, close acquaintance.
違いない
chigai nai — No doubt, certainly, must be (expressing certainty).
ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.
言っ
it(te) — Said (te-form or stem of 言う, to say).
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people (e.g., 私たち = we).
もっと
motto — More, to a greater degree.
若けれ
wakakere — Conditional form of 若い (young); if young.
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'
よい
yoi — Good, fine, acceptable.
博士
hakase / hakushi — Doctor, Ph.D.; a person with a doctoral degree.
くすくす
kusukusu — Giggling, chuckling (onomatopoeia for soft laughter).
笑っ
warat(te) — Laughed, smiled (te-form or stem of 笑う).
しかし
shikashi — However, but, nevertheless.
まあ
maa — Well, I suppose, sort of (softening expression).
そう
sou — So, that way, like that.
na — Sentence-final particle expressing reflection or mild assertion.
だろう
darou — Probably, I suppose (conjecture or supposition).
どう
dou — How, in what way.
した
shita — Did, happened (past tense of する).
ima — Now, at this moment, currently.
ほとんど
hotondo — Almost, nearly, hardly ever.
会わ
awa — Meet (negative stem of 会う, to meet).
yo — Sentence-ending particle for assertion or emphasis.
です
desu — Polite copula; is, are (formal speech).
ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle.
共通
kyoutsuu — Common, shared, mutual (between two or more parties).
関心
kanshin — Interest, concern, attention toward something.
つながっ
tsunagat(te) — Connected, linked (te-form/stem of つながる).
いる
iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).
思っ
omot(te) — Thought, felt (te-form/stem of 思う, to think).
i — Stem of いる; used in progressive constructions.
まし
mashi — Polite past auxiliary (part of ました construction).
以前
izen — Before, previously, formerly, in the past.
でし
deshi — Polite past copula stem (part of でした).
返答
hentou — Reply, response, answer to a question.
だっ
dat(te) — Was (past copula stem, part of だった or って forms).
奇想天外
kisou tengai — Bizarre, outlandish, fantastically eccentric or unconventional idea.
すぎる
sugiru — Too much, excessively (suffix indicating excess).
思わ
omowa — Think, feel (negative stem of 思う).
れる
reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
よう
you — Seems like, appears; also expresses manner or resemblance.
なっ
nat(te) — Became (te-form/stem of なる, to become).
もう
mou — Already, anymore, soon, by now.
十年
juunen — Ten years, a decade.
以上
ijou — More than, at least, above a certain amount.
なり
nari — Becomes, is (formal/literary form of なる).
ます
masu — Polite verb ending (present/future tense).
michi — Road, path, way; also means moral path or course.
踏み外し
fumihazushi — Going astray, stepping off the right path morally.
始め
hajime — Beginning; began (stem of 始める, to begin).
精神的
seishinteki — Mental, psychological, spiritual in nature.
狂い
kurui — Madness, derangement, going crazy or out of order.
もちろん
mochiron — Of course, naturally, certainly.
mukashi — Long ago, old times, the past.
en — Tie, bond, relationship, connection (often fate-like).
いわゆる
iwayuru — So-called, what is known as.
旧交
kyuukou — Old friendship, longstanding acquaintance from the past.
ため
tame — For the sake of, in order to, because of.
持ち
mochi — Holding, maintaining (stem of 持つ, to hold/keep).
続け
tsuzuke — Continuing (stem of 続ける, to continue doing).
会っ
at(te) — Met (te-form/stem of 会う, to meet).
あんな
anna — That kind of, such (negative/distant connotation often).
非科学的
hikagakuteki — Unscientific, not based on scientific principles.
戯言
zaregoto / tawagoto — Nonsense, foolish talk, idle or absurd chatter.
突然
totsuzen — Suddenly, all at once, abruptly.
kao — Face, facial expression.
真っ赤
makka — Bright red, crimson (often from embarrassment or anger).
して
shite — Doing (te-form of する); connecting verbs in sequence.
付け加え
tsuke kuwae — Added, appended (stem of 付け加える, to add to).
仲たがい
nakadagai — Falling out, quarrel, rift between close friends.
sa — Nominalizing suffix; also softening sentence-final particle.
se — Causative stem (させる/せる); to make or let someone do.
こと
koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer for abstract concepts).
でしょう
deshou — Probably, I suppose (polite conjecture or supposition).
小さな
chiisana — Small, little (attributive adjective form).
怒り
ikari — Anger, rage, fury.
気配
kehai — Sign, hint, atmosphere, sense of something's presence.
shi — Mr., honorific suffix for a person's name.
とって
totte — For (someone), from the perspective of (にとって).
程度
teido — Degree, extent, level, measure.
安堵
ando — Relief, reassurance, sense of ease after worry.
もたらす
motarasu — To bring about, to cause, to produce a result.
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