The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 14
I hate to see it sometimes, it creeps so slowly, and always comes in by one window or another.
時々それを見るのが嫌になる、あまりにもゆっくりと忍び込んできて、いつもどこかの窓から入ってくるのだ。
John was asleep and I hated to waken him, so I kept still and watched the moonlight on that undulating wallpaper till I felt creepy.
ジョンは眠っていて、起こしたくなかったので、じっとして、あの波打つ壁紙に映る月明かりを、薄気味悪い気持ちになるまで見つめていた。
The faint figure behind seemed to shake the pattern, just as if she wanted to get out.
後ろのほのかな人影が、まるで外に出たがっているかのように、模様を揺らしているように見えた。
I got up softly and went to feel and see if the paper did move, and when I came back John was awake.
そっと起き上がって、壁紙が本当に動いているかどうか確かめに行き、戻ってくるとジョンは目を覚ましていた。
"What is it, little girl?" he said. "Don't go walking about like that—you'll get cold."
「どうしたんだい、お嬢さん？」と彼は言った。「そんなふうにうろうろ歩き回ってはいけない――風邪をひくよ。」
I thought it was a good time to talk, so I told him that I really was not gaining here, and that I wished he would take me away.
今こそ話す良い機会だと思い、ここにいても本当によくなっていないこと、連れ出してほしいと彼に告げた。
"Why darling!" said he, "our lease will be up in three weeks, and I can't see how to leave before.
「まあ、お前！」と彼は言った。「借家の契約はあと三週間で切れるし、それより前に立ち去る方法が思い浮かばないよ。」
"The repairs are not done at home, and I cannot possibly leave town just now. Of course if you were in any danger I could and would, but you really are better, dear, whether you can see it or not. I am a doctor, dear, and I know. You are gaining flesh and color, your appetite is better. I feel really much easier about you.
「家の修繕もまだ終わっていないし、今すぐ町を離れることはとてもできない。もちろん、お前に何か危険があれば離れることもできるし、そうするだろう。でも、お前は本当によくなってきているんだよ、君、気づいていなくてもね。私は医者だから、分かるんだ。肉付きも顔色も良くなってきているし、食欲も上がっている。本当に前よりずっと安心しているんだよ。」
Vocabulary
- 時々
- tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time
- それ
- sore — That; that thing (near the listener)
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object
- 見る
- miru — To see; to look at; to watch
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 嫌
- iya — Dislike; disagreeable; unpleasant feeling
- に
- ni — Directional or target particle; at, in, to
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into something
- あまりに
- amari ni — Too much; excessively; overly so
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well
- ゆっくり
- yukkuri — Slowly; at a leisurely pace
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 忍び込ん
- shinobikon — Sneaked in; crept into stealthily (stem form)
- で
- de — At; by means of; connective te-form particle
- き
- ki — Came (stem of kuru, auxiliary motion verb)
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle linking actions
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; all the time
- どこか
- dokoka — Somewhere; some place; anywhere
- 窓
- mado — Window
- から
- kara — From; because; after (particle)
- 入っ
- hait — Entered; came in (stem/te-form)
- くる
- kuru — To come; to come along
- だ
- da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 眠っ
- nemutt — Sleeping; was asleep (stem/te-form)
- い
- i — Being; existing (auxiliary verb stem)
- 起こし
- okoshi — Woke someone up; roused (stem form)
- たく
- taku — Want to (negative desire auxiliary stem)
- なかっ
- nakatt — Did not; was not (negative past stem)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary; did; was
- じっと
- jitto — Motionlessly; fixedly; staying still
- し
- shi — Doing (stem of suru); and (conjunctive)
- あの
- ano — That (over there); that particular thing
- 波打つ
- namiutsu — To ripple; to undulate; to wave
- 壁紙
- kabegami — Wallpaper covering a wall
- 映る
- utsuru — To be reflected; to be projected onto
- 月明かり
- tsukiakari — Moonlight; light from the moon
- 薄気味悪い
- usukimiwarui — Creepy; eerie; slightly unsettling feeling
- 気持ち
- kimochi — Feeling; sensation; mood; emotion
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 見つめ
- mitsume — Stared at; gazed fixedly (stem form)
- 後ろ
- ushiro — Behind; the back; rear side
- ほのか
- honoka — Faint; dim; vague; subtle
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-final particle
- 人影
- hitokage — Silhouette of a person; human shadow
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; as though
- 外
- soto — Outside; outdoors; exterior
- 出
- de — Exit; go out (stem form)
- たがっ
- tagatt — Appears to want to (third-person desire stem)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; whether
- よう
- you — Seeming like; appearing as though
- 模様
- moyou — Pattern; design; appearance; situation
- 揺らし
- yurashi — Swaying; shaking something (stem form)
- 見え
- mie — Appeared; seemed; was visible (stem form)
- そっと
- sotto — Softly; gently; quietly; stealthily
- 起き上がっ
- okiagatt — Got up; rose from lying down (stem/past)
- 本当
- hontou — Really; truly; genuine; actual
- 動い
- ugoi — Moved; was moving (te-form stem)
- どう
- dou — How; in what way
- 確かめ
- tashikame — Confirmed; verified; made sure (stem form)
- 行き
- yuki — Going; on the way there (stem form)
- 戻っ
- modott — Returned; went back (stem/past form)
- 目
- me — Eye; eyesight
- 覚まし
- samashi — Woke up; became alert (stem form)
- ん
- n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle
- だい
- dai — Question particle in informal male speech
- お嬢さん
- ojousan — Young lady; daughter; miss (polite term)
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend
- 言っ
- itt — Said; spoke (te-form/past stem of iu)
- そんな
- sonna — Such; like that; that kind of
- ふう
- fuu — Way; manner; style; fashion
- うろうろ
- urouro — Wandering around aimlessly; loitering
- 歩き回っ
- arukimawatt — Walked around; roamed about (past stem)
- いけ
- ike — Must not; should not (prohibition stem)
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; there is none
- 風邪
- kaze — Cold; the common cold illness
- ひく
- hiku — To catch a cold; to come down with
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final assertive particle (you know)
- 今
- ima — Now; the present moment; right now
- こそ
- koso — Emphatic particle meaning precisely; exactly now
- 話す
- hanasu — To speak; to talk; to tell
- 良い
- yoi — Good; fine; nice; all right
- 機会
- kikai — Opportunity; chance; occasion
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; desire (stem form)
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place
- よく
- yoku — Well; often; frequently; properly
- なっ
- natt — Became; turned into (past stem of naru)
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; circumstance
- 連れ出し
- tsuredashi — Took someone out; led away (stem form)
- ほしい
- hoshii — Want; desire; please do (for me)
- 告げ
- tsuge — Told; informed; announced (stem form)
- まあ
- maa — Well; now; an interjection of mild surprise
- お前
- omae — You (informal, masculine, somewhat rough)
- 借家
- shakuya — Rented house; house one leases from another
- 契約
- keiyaku — Contract; agreement; lease
- あと
- ato — After; remaining; the rest; later
- 三
- san — Three (number)
- 週間
- shuukan — Week(s); period of one or more weeks
- 切れる
- kireru — To expire; to run out; to cut
- より
- yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle)
- 前
- mae — Before; in front; previous
- 立ち去る
- tachisaru — To leave; to go away; to depart
- 方法
- houhou — Method; way; means; approach
- 思い浮かば
- omoiukaba — Came to mind; occurred to one (stem form)
- 家
- ie — House; home; family
- 修繕
- shuuzen — Repair; mending; renovation of a building
- まだ
- mada — Still; not yet; even now
- 終わっ
- owatt — Finished; ended; completed (past stem)
- 今すぐ
- imasugu — Right now; immediately; at once
- 町
- machi — Town; city; neighborhood; district
- 離れる
- hanareru — To leave; to separate; to move away
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite; cannot possibly
- でき
- deki — Can do; is possible (stem of dekiru)
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally
- 何か
- nanika — Something; anything; some kind of
- 危険
- kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous situation
- あれ
- are — That (over there); that thing; hmm
- ば
- ba — If; conditional particle expressing supposition
- できる
- dekiru — Can do; to be able; to be possible
- そう
- sou — So; that way; I see; it seems
- する
- suru — To do; to make; to perform
- だろう
- darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture form
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; though
- 君
- kimi — You (familiar/informal); my dear
- 気づい
- kizui — Noticed; became aware of (te-form stem)
- なく
- naku — Without; not being; lacking (adverbial form)
- ね
- ne — Right?; isn't it? (seeking agreement particle)
- 私
- watashi — I; me (first-person pronoun)
- 医者
- isha — Doctor; physician; medical professional
- 分かる
- wakaru — To understand; to know; to comprehend
- 肉付き
- nikudzuki — Fleshiness; build; body flesh condition
- 顔色
- kaoiro — Complexion; facial color; look on face
- 良く
- yoku — Well; in good condition; nicely (adverb)
- 食欲
- shokuyoku — Appetite; desire for food
- 上がっ
- agatt — Rose; went up; improved (past stem)
- ずっと
- zutto — All along; continuously; much more; far
- 安心
- anshin — Relief; peace of mind; reassurance
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