Won from the Waves — Page 3

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

It was not especially attractive--indeed few scenes would have appeared to advantage at that moment; but when sunshine lighted up the blue dancing waters, varied by the shadows of passing clouds, the marine painter might have found many subjects for his pencil among the picturesque cottages, their sturdy inhabitants, the wild cliffs, and the yellow strand glittering with shells.

それは特別に魅力的というわけではなかった――実際、その瞬間には有利に見える光景などほとんどなかっただろう――しかし、日光が青く揺れる水面を照らし、通り過ぎる雲の影によって変化が生まれるとき、海洋画家は絵のように美しい小屋々々や、その頑丈な住民たち、荒々しい断崖、そして貝殻できらめく黄色い砂浜の中に、多くの描写の題材を見出せたかもしれない。

Farther inland the country improved. On the higher ground to the south were neat cottages rising among shrubberies, the parish church with its square tower, and yet farther off the mansion of Sir Reginald Castleton, in the midst of its park, with its broad lake, its green meadows and clumps of wide-spreading trees, surrounded by a high paling forbidding the ingress of strangers, and serving to secure the herd of graceful deer which bounded amidst its glades.

内陸へ向かうにつれ、風景は良くなった。南側の高台には、低木の茂みの中に整然とした小屋々々が建ち、四角い塔を持つ教区教会があり、さらにその奥にはレジナルド・キャストルトン卿の邸宅が広大な公園の中央にそびえ、広い湖、緑の牧草地、広く枝を伸ばした木々の群れを擁し、よそ者の侵入を禁じる高い柵に囲まれて、その林間の空き地を軽やかに跳びはねる優雅な鹿の群れを守っていた。

The fishermen--regardless of the driving mist, which, settling on their flushing coats and sou'-westers, ran off them in streamlets--kept turning their eyes seawards, endeavouring to penetrate the increasing gloom.

漁師たちは――彼らの防水コートや南洋帽に降り積もり、細い流れとなって滴り落ちる吹きつける霧もものともせず――目を海の方へ向け続け、増していく暗闇の中を見通そうと努めていた。

"Here comes Adam Halliburt!" exclaimed one of them, turning round; "we shall hear what he thinks of the weather. If he has made up his mind to go to sea to-night, it must come on much worse than it now is to keep him at home."

「アダム・ハリバートがやって来るぞ！」と彼らの一人が振り返りながら叫んだ。「天気についてどう思っているか聞いてみよう。もし今夜海に出ると決めているなら、今よりずっとひどくならない限り、彼を家に引き留めることはできないだろう。」

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That thing; referring to something nearby.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
特別: tokubetsu — Special; particularly notable or distinct.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
魅力: miryoku — Charm, appeal, or attractiveness of something.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like' or '-ish'; adjectival suffix.
という: to iu — Called; known as; expressing definition or quotation.
わけ: wake — Reason, meaning, or circumstance explaining something.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
実際: jissai — In reality; actually; in practice.
その: sono — That; the; referring to a nearby noun.
瞬間: shunkan — Moment; instant; a very brief period of time.
有利: yūri — Advantageous; favorable; beneficial condition or position.
見える: mieru — To be visible; to appear; to seem.
光景: kōkei — Scene; sight; a visual spectacle or view.
など: nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; mostly; hardly any; nearly all.
だろ: daro — Probably; conjecture form of 'da'.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; nonetheless; indicating contrast.
日光: nikkō — Sunlight; rays of the sun.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
青く: aoku — Bluely; adverbial form of 'blue'.
揺れる: yureru — To sway; to shake; to ripple or rock.
水面: suimen — Water's surface; the surface of a body of water.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
照らし: terashi — Illuminating; shining light upon something.
通り過ぎる: tōrisugiru — To pass by; to go past something.
雲: kumo — Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
影: kage — Shadow; shade; silhouette cast by an object.
によって: ni yotte — By means of; due to; depending on.
変化: henka — Change; variation; transformation of state or form.
生まれる: umareru — To be born; to come into existence or arise.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.
海洋: kaiyō — Ocean; marine; relating to the open sea.
画家: gaka — Painter; artist who creates paintings.
絵: e — Picture; painting; drawing or illustration.
よう: yō — Like; resembling; appearing as if; manner.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.
頑丈: ganjō — Sturdy; robust; strongly built or solid.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.
住民: jūmin — Residents; inhabitants of a particular area.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
荒々しい: araarashii — Wild; rough; fierce; intensely rugged in nature.
断崖: dangai — Cliff; precipice; steep rocky face of land.
そして: soshite — And then; and also; furthermore; additionally.
貝殻: kaigara — Seashell; shell of a mollusk or shellfish.
きらめく: kirameku — To glitter; to sparkle; to shimmer or gleam.
黄色い: kiiroi — Yellow; of a yellow color.
砂浜: sunahama — Sandy beach; shoreline covered with sand.
中: naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.
多く: ōku — Many; much; a large number or amount.
描写: byōsha — Description; depiction; portrayal in words or art.
題材: daizai — Subject matter; theme; material for artistic work.
見出せ: miidase — Can find; discover; potential form of 'find'.
かも: kamo — Perhaps; might; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
ない: nai — Not; negative form; does not exist.
内陸: nairiku — Inland; interior of land away from the coast.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
向かう: mukau — To head toward; to face; to go in direction of.
つれ: tsure — As; in proportion to; accompanying change over time.
風景: fūkei — Scenery; landscape; natural or outdoor view.
良く: yoku — Well; good; adverbial form of 'good'.
南側: minamigawa — South side; the southern face or direction.
高台: takadai — Elevated ground; high area; hilltop or plateau.
低木: teiboku — Shrub; low-growing woody plant or bush.
茂み: shigemi — Thicket; dense growth of bushes or shrubs.
整然: seizen — Orderly; systematic; neatly arranged with order.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle; listing connector.
建ち: tachi — Standing; built; conjunctive form of 'to stand/build'.
四角い: shikakui — Square; rectangular; having four corners.
塔: tō — Tower; steeple; tall vertical structure.
持つ: motsu — To have; to hold; to possess something.
教区: kyōku — Parish; church district or ecclesiastical area.
教会: kyōkai — Church; Christian place of worship.
あり: ari — There is; existing; conjunctive form of 'aru'.
さらに: sara ni — Furthermore; even more; additionally; beyond that.
奥: oku — Deep interior; far back; depth of a place.
卿: kyō — Lord; noble title for a high-ranking person.
邸宅: teitaku — Mansion; grand residence; stately home.
広大: kōdai — Vast; expansive; immense in size or scale.
公園: kōen — Park; public green space or garden.
中央: chūō — Center; middle; central part of something.
そびえ: sobie — Rising up; towering; looming tall above surroundings.
広い: hiroi — Wide; spacious; broad in extent.
湖: mizuumi — Lake; large inland body of water.
緑: midori — Green; the color green; also greenery or vegetation.
牧草地: bokusouchi — Pasture; meadow; grassy land for grazing animals.
広く: hiroku — Widely; broadly; adverbial form of 'wide'.
枝: eda — Branch; bough; limb of a tree.
伸ばし: nobashi — Stretching out; extending; spreading branches wide.
木々: kigi — Trees; many trees; plural of tree.
群れ: mure — Herd; flock; group of animals or things.
擁し: yōshi — Harboring; containing; encompassing within.
よそ者: yosomono — Outsider; stranger; person from another place.
侵入: shinnyū — Intrusion; trespassing; entering without permission.
禁じる: kinjiru — To forbid; to prohibit; to ban something.
高い: takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated in height.
柵: saku — Fence; paling; barrier made of posts or rails.
囲ま: kakoma- — Encircled; surrounded; conjunctive form of 'surround'.
林間: rinkan — Between trees; within a forest; woodland area.
空き地: akichi — Open space; vacant lot; clearing in a forest.
軽やか: karoyaka — Light; nimble; graceful and airy in movement.
跳び: tobi — Leaping; jumping; bounding motion.
はね: hane — Bouncing; springing; hopping around lively.
優雅: yūga — Elegant; graceful; refined in appearance or manner.
鹿: shika — Deer; a hoofed mammal living in forests.
守っ: mamot- — Guarding; protecting; conjunctive form of 'protect'.
漁師: ryōshi — Fisherman; person who fishes professionally.
彼ら: karera — They; them; third person plural masculine pronoun.
防水: bōsui — Waterproof; resistant to water penetration.
コート: kōto — Coat; overcoat; outer garment worn for warmth.
南洋: nan'yō — South Sea; referring to southern ocean regions.
帽: bō — Hat; cap; headwear.
降り: ori — Falling; coming down; conjunctive form of 'descend'.
積もり: tsumori — Accumulating; piling up; also means 'intention'.
細い: hosoi — Thin; slender; narrow in width.
流れ: nagare — Flow; stream; current of water or movement.
滴り落ちる: shitatariotchiru — To drip down; to trickle; to fall in drops.
吹きつける: To blow against; to gust at forcefully.
霧: kiri — Fog; mist; low-lying water vapor reducing visibility.
も: mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.
もの: mono — Thing; object; person; nominalized noun phrase.
とも: tomo — Even so; regardless; both; emphatic particle.
ず: zu — Negative conjunctive; without doing; classical negative.
目: me — Eye; gaze; sight; the organ of vision.
海: umi — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
方: hō — Direction; side; way; toward a certain direction.
向け: muke — Directed toward; aimed at; facing a direction.
続け: tsuzuke — Continuing; keeping on; conjunctive of 'to continue'.
増し: mashi — Increasing; growing; becoming more intense.
いく: iku — To go; auxiliary indicating progressive continuation.
暗闇: kurayami — Darkness; pitch black; total absence of light.
見通そ: mitōso — Trying to see through; peering into darkness.
努め: tsutome — Striving; making an effort; endeavoring to do.
来る: kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.
ぞ: zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle; asserting strongly.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.
振り返り: furikaeri — Turning back; looking behind; glancing over shoulder.
ながら: nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at once.
叫ん: sakeben- — Shouting; conjunctive form of 'to shout/cry out'.
だ: da — Copula; is; are; plain form of 'desu'.
天気: tenki — Weather; atmospheric conditions outdoors.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just now; recently.
どう: dō — How; in what way; what do you think.
思っ: omot- — Thinking; conjunctive form of 'to think'.
いる: iru — To be; to exist; ongoing state auxiliary verb.
か: ka — Question particle; turning a sentence into a question.
聞い: kii- — Asking; listening; conjunctive of 'to hear/ask'.
みよ: miyo — Try doing; volitional of 'miru' (let's try).
もし: moshi — If; supposing; conditional hypothetical marker.
今夜: kon'ya — Tonight; this evening; the current night.
出る: deru — To go out; to leave; to depart from.
決め: kime — Deciding; resolving; conjunctive of 'to decide'.
なら: nara — If; conditional particle meaning 'if that's the case'.
今: ima — Now; the present moment; currently.
より: yori — Than; from; comparative particle showing comparison.
ずっと: zutto — Much more; far; continuously; by far.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; awfully; adverb from 'hidoi'.
限り: kagiri — As long as; limit; unless; to the extent that.
彼: kare — He; him; third person singular masculine pronoun.
家: ie — House; home; household; dwelling place.
引き留める: hikitomeru — To detain; to hold back; to keep someone from leaving.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
でき: deki — Can; able to; conjunctive form of 'dekiru'.

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