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English → Japanese PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

For in these fits he was the most overriding companion ever known; he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round; he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question, or sometimes because none was put, and so he judged the company was not following his story.

というのも、こうした発作のとき、彼はこれまで知られた中で最も横暴な仲間だったからだ。彼はテーブルに手を叩きつけて、その場を静まり返らせた。質問をされると激しい怒りで激昂したり、あるいは誰も質問しないことで、席の者たちが自分の話についてきていないと判断して激昂することもあった。

Nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed.

また、自分が酔いで眠くなってよろめきながら寝床へ去るまで、誰も宿を出ることを許さなかった。

His stories were what frightened people worst of all.

彼の話こそが、何よりも人々を最も怖がらせるものだった。

Dreadful stories they were--about hanging, and walking the plank, and storms at sea, and the Dry Tortugas, and wild deeds and places on the Spanish Main.

それはおぞましい話ばかりで、絞首刑のこと、板の上を歩かされること、海の嵐のこと、ドライ・トルトゥガスのこと、スペイン領海での荒々しい行為や場所についてのことだった。

By his own account he must have lived his life among some of the wickedest men that God ever allowed upon the sea, and the language in which he told these stories shocked our plain country people almost as much as the crimes that he described.

彼自身の話によれば、彼は神が海上に存在することを許した中で最も邪悪な人間たちの間で生きてきたに違いなく、その話を語る際の言葉遣いは、彼が描写した犯罪と同じくらい、私たちの素朴な田舎の人々を驚かせた。

My father was always saying the inn would be ruined, for people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannized over and put down, and sent shivering to their beds; but I really believe his presence did us good.

父はいつも、宿は潰れるだろうと言っていた。人々はすぐに、そこで横暴に扱われ、押さえつけられ、震えながら寝床に追いやられるためだけに来ることをやめるだろうと。しかし私は本当に、彼の存在が私たちにとって良いものだったと信じている。

Vocabulary

という
to iu — called; known as; expressing name or title
no — possessive or nominalizing particle
mo — also; too; even; as well
こう
kō — like this; in this way; thus
した
shita — did; past tense of suru (to do)
発作
hossa — sudden attack; fit; seizure; outburst
とき
toki — time; moment; when something occurs
kare — he; him; that person (male)
wa — topic-marking particle indicating subject or theme
これ
kore — this; this thing (near speaker)
まで
made — until; up to; as far as
知ら
shira — stem of shiru; to know; be aware of
re — passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
ta — past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action
naka — inside; among; in the middle of
de — particle indicating location, means, or cause
最も
mottomo — most; extremely; to the greatest degree
横暴
ōbō — tyrannical; overbearing; high-handed; domineering behavior
na — adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
仲間
nakama — companion; fellow; associate; member of group
だっ
datta (stem) — past copula stem; was; were
から
kara — because; since; from; indicating reason or origin
da — copula; is; am; are (plain form)
テーブル
tēburu — table; desk (borrowed from English)
ni — particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object
te — hand; arm; worker; means
wo — object-marking particle indicating direct object
叩きつけ
tatakitsuke — slam down; strike forcefully against a surface
te — conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions
その
sono — that; the (near listener); demonstrative adjective
ba — place; scene; situation; spot; location
静まり返ら
shizumarikaera — become completely silent; fall utterly quiet
se — causative auxiliary verb stem; make someone do
質問
shitsumon — question; inquiry; query directed at someone
sa — causative or passive auxiliary suffix; nominalizing suffix
れる
reru — passive auxiliary; to be done to; receive action
to — particle meaning and, with, or conditional if/when
激しい
hageshii — intense; violent; fierce; vehement; extreme
怒り
ikari — anger; rage; fury; indignation
激昂
gekkō — intense fury; violent rage; extreme excitement
shi — conjunctive form of suru; do and (connect clauses)
たり
tari — particle listing representative actions; doing things like
ある
aru — to exist; to be (inanimate objects)
i — stem of iru; to be; to exist (animate)
dare — who; which person; someone; anyone
ない
nai — not exist; negation auxiliary; there is no
こと
koto — thing; fact; matter; nominalizing abstract concepts
seki — seat; one's place; position at a table
mono / sha — person; one who; individual associated with something
たち
tachi — plural suffix for people; they; those people
ga — subject-marking particle; but; however
自分
jibun — oneself; one's own self; I (reflexive pronoun)
hanashi — talk; story; conversation; subject of discussion
つい
tsui — unintentionally; just; inadvertently; carelessly
判断
handan — judgment; decision; assessment; determination
する
suru — to do; to make; to perform an action
あっ
a(t) — exclamation; oh!; ah!; also stem of aru
また
mata — again; also; moreover; furthermore
酔い
yoi — intoxication; drunkenness; being drunk
眠く
nemuku — sleepily; feeling drowsy (adverbial form of nemui)
なっ
nat(te) — became; stem of naru (to become)
よろめき
yoromeki — staggering; stumbling; tottering; swaying while walking
ながら
nagara — while; simultaneously doing two actions at once
寝床
nedoko — bed; sleeping place; place to lie down
e — directional particle meaning toward; to; heading for
去る
saru — to leave; to go away; to depart
宿
yado — inn; lodging; place to stay overnight
出る
deru — to exit; to leave; to come out
許さ
yurusa — stem of yurusu; to permit; allow; forgive
なかっ
nakatta (stem) — was not; did not (negative past stem)
こそ
koso — emphasis particle; indeed; precisely; it is exactly
nani / nan — what; which; how many; something
より
yori — than; more than; from; comparative particle
人々
hitobito — people; folks; various persons; the masses
怖がら
kowagara — stem of kowagaru; to be frightened; act afraid
せる
seru — causative auxiliary; to make/let someone do something
もの
mono — thing; object; that which; substance; matter
それ
sore — that; it; that thing (near listener)
おぞましい
ozomashii — horrible; disgusting; revolting; terrifying; ghastly
ばかり
bakari — only; just; nothing but; approximately; about
絞首刑
kōshukei — death by hanging; capital punishment by gallows
ita — board; plank; wooden panel; flat piece
ue — above; top; upper; on top of surface
歩か
aruka — stem of aruku; to walk; to go on foot
umi — sea; ocean; large body of salt water
arashi — storm; tempest; violent wind and rain
スペイン
Supein — Spain; European country (loanword from Spanish/English)
領海
ryōkai — territorial waters; sea under a nation's jurisdiction
荒々しい
araara shii — rough; wild; violent; fierce; savage in manner
行為
kōi — act; deed; conduct; behavior; action taken
ya — and; listing particle connecting nouns (non-exhaustive)
場所
basho — place; location; spot; area; venue
自身
jishin — oneself; personally; one's own self (emphatic)
よれ
yore — according to (from yoreba); stem of yoru
ba — conditional particle; if; when; provided that
kami — god; deity; divine being; spirit
海上
kaijō — on the sea; maritime; at sea; oceanic
存在
sonzai — existence; being; presence; entity that exists
許し
yurushi — permission; forgiveness; pardon; allowance granted
邪悪
jaaku — evil; wicked; malicious; sinister; morally corrupt
人間
ningen — human being; person; mankind; humanity
aida / ma — between; interval; space; period of time
生き
iki — stem of ikiru; living; being alive; life
違いなく
chigainaku — without doubt; certainly; undoubtedly; no mistake
語る
kataru — to tell; to narrate; to speak about something
sai — occasion; time; moment when something happens
言葉遣い
kotobazukai — word choice; manner of speaking; language use
描写
byōsha — description; depiction; portrayal; vivid representation
犯罪
hanzai — crime; criminal act; offense against the law
同じ
onaji — same; identical; equal; the very same
くらい
kurai — about; approximately; to the extent of
watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun (neutral politeness)
素朴
soboku — simple; naive; unsophisticated; plain and honest
田舎
inaka — countryside; rural area; one's hometown; province
驚かせ
odorokase — causative stem of odoroku; to surprise; astonish someone
chichi — father; one's own father (plain form)
いつも
itsumo — always; usually; habitually; at all times
潰れる
tsubureru — to collapse; be crushed; go bankrupt; break down
だろう
darō — probably; I suppose; conjecture or supposition
言っ
it(te) — said; spoke; stem of iu/yuu (to say)
すぐ
sugu — immediately; right away; soon; nearby; close
そこ
soko — there; that place; that spot
扱わ
atsukawa — stem of atsukau; to handle; treat; deal with
押さえつけ
osaetsuke — to hold down; pin down; suppress; restrain forcibly
られ
rare — passive/potential auxiliary; to be done to; can do
震え
furue — trembling; shaking; shivering; quivering with fear
追いやら
oiyara — stem of oiyaru; to drive away; chase off forcibly
ため
tame — for the sake of; because of; purpose; benefit
だけ
dake — only; just; merely; nothing more than
来る
kuru — to come; to arrive; to approach
やめる
yameru — to stop; to quit; to cease doing something
しかし
shikashi — however; but; nevertheless; on the other hand
本当
hontō — truth; reality; truly; really; genuine
とっ
tot(te) — stem of toru; took; for (in the sense of regarding)
良い
yoi / ii — good; fine; excellent; favorable; all right
信じ
shinji — stem of shinjiru; to believe; to trust; have faith
いる
iru — to be; to exist (animate); continuing state marker
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