War and Peace — Page 1

English → Japanese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

Anna Pávlovna's drawing room was gradually filling.

アンナ・パーヴロヴナの客間は徐々に人で埋まっていった。

The highest Petersburg society was assembled there: people differing widely in age and character but alike in the social circle to which they belonged.

ペテルブルクの最上流社会の人々がそこに集まっていた。年齢も性格も大きく異なるが、属する社交界においては同じ人々であった。

Prince Vasíli's daughter, the beautiful Hélène, came to take her father to the ambassador's entertainment; she wore a ball dress and her badge as maid of honor.

ワシーリー公爵の娘、美しいエレーヌは、父親を大使館の夜会に連れて行くためにやって来た。彼女は舞踏会用のドレスを着て、女官の記章を付けていた。

The youthful little Princess Bolkónskaya, known as la femme la plus séduisante de Pétersbourg, * was also there.

ペテルブルクで最も魅惑的な女性として知られる、若く小柄なボルコンスカヤ公爵夫人もそこにいた。

She had been married during the previous winter, and being pregnant did not go to any large gatherings, but only to small receptions.

彼女は前の冬に結婚しており、妊娠中であったため大きな集まりには出かけず、小さな夜会にのみ出席していた。

Prince Vasíli's son, Hippolyte, had come with Mortemart, whom he introduced.

ワシーリー公爵の息子イポリットは、自分が紹介したモルトマールと一緒にやって来た。

The Abbé Morio and many others had also come.

モリオ神父をはじめ、他の多くの人々もやって来た。

To each new arrival Anna Pávlovna said, "You have not yet seen my aunt," or "You do not know my aunt?" and very gravely conducted him or her to a little old lady, wearing large bows of ribbon in her cap, who had come sailing in from another room as soon as the guests began to arrive; and slowly turning her eyes from the visitor to her aunt, Anna Pávlovna mentioned each one's name and then left them.

新しく到着した客一人一人に対してアンナ・パーヴロヴナは「まだ私の叔母にお会いになっていませんね」あるいは「私の叔母をご存じではありませんか」と言い、非常に真剣な様子でその客を、帽子に大きなリボンの結び目を付けた小柄な老婦人のもとへ案内した。その老婦人は客たちが到着し始めると同時に別の部屋からすべり込むようにやって来ていた。アンナ・パーヴロヴナはゆっくりと視線を客から叔母へと移しながら、それぞれの名前を告げ、そのまま二人のもとを離れた。

Each visitor performed the ceremony of greeting this old aunt whom not one of them knew, not one of them wanted to know, and not one of them cared about; Anna Pávlovna observed these greetings with mournful and solemn interest and silent approval.

訪れた客は一人残らず、誰も知らず、誰も知りたいとも思わず、誰も気にもかけていないこの老いた叔母に挨拶するという儀式を執り行った。アンナ・パーヴロヴナはこれらの挨拶を、悲しげで厳かな関心と無言の承認をもって見守っていた。

Vocabulary

の: no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns.
客間: kyakuma — A parlor or guest room in a home.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence subject.
徐々に: jojo ni — Gradually; little by little over time.
人: hito / nin — Person; human being; people.
で: de — Particle indicating means, place, or cause.
埋まっ: umatt(e) — Filled up; becoming full or packed.
て: te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential actions.
いっ: itt(a) — Went; progressed (auxiliary indicating continuation).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
最上流: saijōryū — The highest social class; uppermost elite stratum.
社会: shakai — Society; social community or group.
人々: hitobito — People; various persons; folk.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in a sentence.
そこ: soko — There; that place previously mentioned.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.
集まっ: atsumatt(e) — Gathered; assembled together in one place.
い: i — Exist; be present (auxiliary or verb stem).
年齢: nenrei — Age; one's years of life.
も: mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle).
性格: seikaku — Character; personality; temperament of a person.
大きく: ōkiku — Greatly; largely; in a big way.
異なる: kotonaru — To differ; to be different from each other.
属する: zoku suru — To belong to; to be affiliated with.
社交界: shakōkai — High society; the fashionable social world.
において: ni oite — In; at; within a given context or place.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; not different.
あっ: att(e) — Was; existed (te-form of ある).
公爵: kōshaku — Duke or prince; a high noble title.
娘: musume — Daughter; a young woman or girl.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.
父親: chichioya — Father; one's male parent.
を: wo / o — Object-marking particle for direct objects.
大使館: taishikan — Embassy; an ambassador's official residence or office.
夜会: yakai — An evening party or soirée.
連れ: tsure — Accompanying; bringing someone along with oneself.
行く: iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
ため: tame — For the purpose of; in order to.
やっ: yatt(e) — Did; came (colloquial form of やって).
来: ki(ta) — Came; arrived (stem of 来る, kuru).
彼女: kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.
舞踏会: butōkai — A ball; a formal dance party or event.
用: yō — For use; purpose; intended for something.
ドレス: doresu — Dress; a woman's formal garment.
着: ki(te) — Wearing; putting on clothing.
女官: jokkan — A lady-in-waiting; female court attendant.
記章: kishō — A badge, insignia, or decorative emblem worn.
付け: tsuke — Attached; affixed; wearing an accessory.
最も: mottomo — Most; the greatest degree of something.
魅惑的: miwakuteki — Fascinating; enchanting; captivating and alluring.
な: na — Adjectival ending for na-adjectives; attributive form.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
し: shi — And; furthermore (conjunctive verb form).
知ら: shira — Known (stem of 知る, shiru, to know).
れる: reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
若く: wakaku — Young; being in a youthful state.
小柄: kogara — Small in build; petite; of small stature.
夫人: fujin — Madam; a married woman or lady.
前: mae — Before; in front of; prior time.
冬: fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.
結婚: kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.
おり: ori — Being; existing (humble or plain continuous form).
妊娠: ninshin — Pregnancy; the state of being pregnant.
中: chū / naka — Middle; during; inside; in the midst of.
大きな: ōkina — Large; big (attributive pre-noun adjective).
集まり: atsumari — A gathering; a meeting or assembly of people.
出かけ: dekake — Going out; leaving home to go somewhere.
ず: zu — Negative suffix meaning without doing or not doing.
小さな: chīsana — Small; little (attributive pre-noun adjective).
のみ: nomi — Only; just; exclusively (formal limiting particle).
出席: shusseki — Attendance; being present at an event.
息子: musuko — Son; one's male child.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person.
紹介: shōkai — Introduction; presenting one person to another.
一緒: issho — Together; at the same time with someone.
神父: shinpu — A Catholic priest or father of a church.
はじめ: hajime — Beginning; first; at the start of something.
他: hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest of something.
多く: ōku — Many; much; a large number or amount.
新しく: atarashiku — Newly; in a new manner or fashion.
到着: tōchaku — Arrival; reaching a destination or place.
客: kyaku — Guest; visitor; customer or patron.
一人一人: hitori hitori — Each person individually; one by one.
対し: taishi — Toward; with respect to; facing someone.
まだ: mada — Still; not yet; continuing up to now.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
叔母: oba — Aunt; a parent's sister or female relative.
お会い: oai — Meeting (honorific); polite form of meeting someone.
なっ: natt(e) — Became; turned into (te-form of なる).
ませ: mase — Polite imperative ending; formal request suffix.
ん: n — Negation contraction; also explanatory sentence ending.
ね: ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.
あるいは: arui wa — Or; alternatively; otherwise in a sentence.
ご存じ: gozonji — Honorific knowing; politely asking if someone knows.
あり: ari — Exist; there is (formal stem of ある).
か: ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle in Japanese.
言い: ii — Saying; speaking (stem form of 言う).
非常: hijō — Extremely; very; unusual degree of something.
真剣: shinken — Serious; earnest; with genuine sincerity or gravity.
様子: yōsu — Appearance; manner; state or condition of things.
その: sono — That (attributive); the previously mentioned thing.
帽子: bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear of any style.
リボン: ribon — Ribbon; a decorative strip of fabric.
結び目: musubime — A knot or bow tied in ribbon or cord.
老婦人: rōfujin — An elderly woman; an old lady of distinction.
もと: moto — To; beside; near someone; origin or base.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.
案内: annai — Guidance; showing the way or escorting someone.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
始める: hajimeru — To begin; to start doing an activity.
同時: dōji — Simultaneously; at the same time as something.
別: betsu — Different; separate; another distinct one.
部屋: heya — Room; a space within a building.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
すべり込む: subeirikomu — To slip into; to slide quietly into a place.
よう: yō — Like; as if; seeming to; in the manner of.
ゆっくり: yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; in an unhurried manner.
視線: shisen — Gaze; line of sight; one's glance or look.
移し: utsushi — Shifted; moved one's gaze or attention elsewhere.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
それぞれ: sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
名前: namae — Name; one's given name or full name.
告げ: tsuge — Telling; informing; announcing to someone.
まま: mama — As is; leaving things in the current state.
二人: futari — Two people; a pair of persons.
離れ: hanare — Separated; away; leaving or detaching from.
訪れ: otozure — Visiting; calling upon someone at a place.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.
残らず: nokorazu — Without exception; all; leaving none out.
誰: dare — Who; which person; someone unknown.
知り: shiri — Knowing; acquainted with (stem of 知る).
たい: tai — Want to; desire to do something.
思わ: omowa — Think; feel; suppose (stem of 思う).
気: ki — Spirit; feeling; mood; attention or mind.
かけ: kake — Hanging; concern; addressing or paying attention.
ない: nai — Not; negation; does not exist or happen.
この: kono — This (attributive); referring to something nearby.
老い: oi — Old age; aging; growing old.
挨拶: aisatsu — Greeting; salutation; formal social acknowledgment.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action or activity.
という: to iu — Called; known as; the act of saying.
儀式: gishiki — Ceremony; ritual; a formal established procedure.
執り行っ: toriokona(tte) — Conducted; carried out a formal ceremony or procedure.
これら: korera — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people.
悲しげ: kanashige — Looking sad; appearing sorrowful or mournful.
厳か: ogosoka — Solemn; grave; dignified and awe-inspiring in manner.
関心: kanshin — Interest; concern; attentiveness toward something.
無言: mugon — Silence; without words; saying nothing at all.
承認: shōnin — Approval; recognition; acknowledgment or endorsement.
もっ: mott(e) — Holding; having; with (te-form of 持つ).
見守っ: mimamott(e) — Watching over; looking on carefully and protectively.

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