Won from the Waves — Page 4

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

As these words were uttered, a tall man a little past middle age, strongly-built and hardy-looking as the youngest, habited like the rest in fisherman's costume, was seen approaching from the largest of the cottages on the level ground.

これらの言葉が発せられると、中年をやや過ぎた背の高い男が、最も若い者に劣らず頑丈でたくましい様子で、他の者と同じく漁師の服装をして、平地にある最も大きな小屋から近づいてくるのが見えた。

His face, though weather-beaten, glowed with health, his forehead was broad, his bright blue eyes beaming with good-nature and kindly feeling.

その顔は風雨に晒されてはいたが健康的な輝きを放ち、額は広く、明るい青い瞳は善良さと親切心に満ち溢れていた。

He was followed by a stout fisher-boy carrying a coil of rope over his shoulders, and a basket of provisions in his hand.

彼の後には、肩にロープの束を担ぎ、手に食料の入った籠を持った、がっしりとした漁師の少年がついてきた。

Two other lads, who had been with the men on the pier, ran to meet him.

桟橋で男たちと一緒にいた他の二人の少年が、彼を出迎えるために駆け寄った。

"They are doubtful about going to sea to-night. What do you think of it, father?" said the eldest.

「今夜の出航について、みんな迷っています。お父さんはどう思いますか？」と長男が言った。

"There is nothing to stop us that I see, Ben, unless it comes on to blow harder than it does now," answered Adam, in a cheery voice. "The _Nancy_ knows her way to our fishing-grounds as well as we do, and it must be a bad night indeed to stop her."

「今より強く吹いてこない限り、何も問題はないと思うぞ、ベン」とアダムは明るい声で答えた。「ナンシー号は我々と同じくらい漁場への道を知っている。あの船を止めるほどの嵐でなければならない。」

"What do you think of it, Adam?" asked two or three of the men, when he got among them.

「アダム、あなたはどう思いますか？」と、彼が男たちの中に入ったとき、二、三人の男が尋ねた。

Halliburt turned his face seaward, sheltering his eyes with his hand from the thick drizzle which the mist had now become.

ハリバートは顔を海の方向へ向け、霧がいつしか変わった濃い霧雨から目を守るように手で顔を覆った。

"If the wind holds from the south-east there will be nothing to stop us," he answered, after waiting a minute.

「南東からの風が続く限り、何も我々を止めるものはない」と彼は少し待ってから答えた。

Vocabulary

これら: korera — These things or people (plural demonstrative).
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
言葉: kotoba — Word, language, or expression.
が: ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle.
発せ: hasse — Stem form of 'to emit or utter'.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.
と: to — When; quotation or conditional particle.
中年: chuunen — Middle age, typically around 40–60 years.
を: wo — Object-marking grammatical particle.
やや: yaya — Slightly, a little, somewhat.
過ぎ: sugi — Past, exceeded, gone beyond a point.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
背: se — Back; height or stature of a person.
高い: takai — Tall, high, or expensive.
男: otoko — Man, male person.
最も: mottomo — Most, extremely, the highest degree.
若い: wakai — Young, youthful in age.
者: mono — Person, individual, one who does something.
に: ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.
劣ら: otora — Stem of 'to be inferior or not less than'.
ず: zu — Negative verb ending meaning 'without doing'.
頑丈: ganjou — Sturdy, robust, solidly built.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.
たくましい: takumashii — Tough, brawny, powerfully built person.
様子: yousu — Appearance, condition, state of affairs.
他: hoka — Other, another, the rest.
同じく: onajiku — Similarly, likewise, in the same way.
漁師: ryoushi — Fisherman, person who fishes professionally.
服装: fukusou — Clothing, outfit, style of dress.
し: shi — Conjunctive form connecting actions or reasons.
て: te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential actions.
平地: hirachi — Flat ground, level land or plain.
ある: aru — To exist, to be located (inanimate).
大きな: ookina — Large, big (prenominal adjective form).
小屋: koya — Hut, shed, small simple shelter.
から: kara — From; because (origin or cause particle).
近づい: chikazui — Conjunctive form of 'to approach, draw near'.
くる: kuru — To come; directional auxiliary verb.
見え: mie — Stem of 'to be visible, appear, seem'.
その: sono — That, the (demonstrative adjective).
顔: kao — Face, facial expression.
は: wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle.
風雨: fuuu — Wind and rain, stormy weather.
晒さ: sarasa — Stem of 'to expose, bleach, weather'.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary verb (shorter form).
い: i — Continuative stem of auxiliary verb iru.
健康: kenkou — Health, healthy condition of body.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like, -ish, pertaining to'.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.
輝き: kagayaki — Radiance, brilliance, shining glow.
放ち: hanachi — Conjunctive form of 'to emit, release, radiate'.
額: hitai — Forehead, brow of the face.
広く: hiroku — Broadly, widely (adverbial form of hiroi).
明るい: akarui — Bright, cheerful, well-lit.
青い: aoi — Blue, green, pale in color.
瞳: hitomi — Pupil of eye; eyes, gaze.
善良: zenryou — Goodness, virtue, benevolent character.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns.
親切: shinsetsu — Kindness, friendliness, considerate behavior.
心: kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feeling.
満ち: michi — Conjunctive form of 'to be full of'.
溢れ: afure — Conjunctive form of 'to overflow, abound'.
彼: kare — He, him (third person male pronoun).
後: ato — Behind, after, back position.
肩: kata — Shoulder of the human body.
ロープ: roopu — Rope, cord (loanword from English).
束: taba — Bundle, bunch, coil of things.
担ぎ: katsugi — Conjunctive form of 'to carry on shoulder'.
手: te — Hand, arm.
食料: shokuryou — Food supplies, provisions, foodstuffs.
入っ: hait — Conjunctive form of 'to enter, be inside'.
籠: kago — Basket, wicker or woven container.
持っ: mot — Conjunctive form of 'to hold, carry'.
がっしり: gasshiri — Sturdily, solidly built, stocky physique.
少年: shounen — Boy, youth, young male person.
つい: tsui — Closely following; unintentionally, just now.
桟橋: sanbashi — Pier, wharf, jetty for boats.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings.
一緒: issho — Together, at the same time.
二人: futari — Two people, a pair of persons.
出迎える: demukaeru — To go out to meet, welcome someone.
ため: tame — For the purpose of, for the sake of.
駆け寄っ: kakeyot — Conjunctive form of 'to run up to someone'.
今夜: konya — Tonight, this evening.
出航: shuukou — Departure by ship, setting sail.
みんな: minna — Everyone, all, everybody.
迷っ: mayot — Conjunctive form of 'to hesitate, be lost'.
ます: masu — Polite present tense verb ending.
お父さん: otousan — Father, dad (polite or general term).
どう: dou — How, in what way, what do you think.
思い: omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of 'to think'.
か: ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle.
長男: chounan — Eldest son, firstborn male child.
言っ: it — Conjunctive form of 'to say, speak'.
今: ima — Now, at this moment.
より: yori — Than, more than (comparative particle).
強く: tsuyoku — Strongly, powerfully (adverbial form).
吹い: fui — Conjunctive form of 'to blow (wind)'.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary: not, does not.
限り: kagiri — As long as, limit, unless otherwise.
何: nani — What, anything (interrogative pronoun).
も: mo — Also, too; with negative: nothing/nobody.
問題: mondai — Problem, issue, question, matter.
思う: omou — To think, feel, believe, consider.
ぞ: zo — Sentence-final emphatic masculine particle.
声: koe — Voice, sound produced by speaking.
答え: kotae — Answer, reply, response.
号: gou — Suffix for vessel or vehicle name.
我々: wareware — We, us (formal first person plural).
同じ: onaji — Same, identical, equal.
くらい: kurai — About, approximately; to the degree that.
漁場: gyojou — Fishing ground, area where fish are caught.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning toward, to.
道: michi — Road, path, way, route.
知っ: shit — Conjunctive form of 'to know, be aware'.
いる: iru — To exist, to be (animate beings).
あの: ano — That (over there), distal demonstrative adjective.
船: fune — Ship, boat, vessel.
止める: tomeru — To stop, halt, prevent from moving.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that, as much as.
嵐: arashi — Storm, tempest, violent weather.
なけれ: nakere — Conditional negative: if there is not.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning if, when.
なら: nara — Conditional: if that is the case.
あなた: anata — You (second person singular pronoun).
中: naka — Inside, middle, among.
とき: toki — Time, moment, when something occurs.
二: ni — Two, the number 2.
三人: sannin — Three people, a group of three.
尋ね: tazune — Conjunctive form of 'to ask, inquire'.
海: umi — Sea, ocean, large body of water.
方向: houkou — Direction, orientation, heading.
向け: muke — Conjunctive form of 'to turn toward, direct'.
霧: kiri — Fog, mist, haze.
いつ: itsu — When, at what time (interrogative).
しか: shika — Only, nothing but (with negative verb).
変わっ: kawat — Conjunctive form of 'to change, transform'.
濃い: koi — Thick, dense, dark, concentrated.
霧雨: kirisame — Drizzle, fine misty rain.
目: me — Eye; also used for gaze or attention.
守る: mamoru — To protect, guard, keep, defend.
よう: you — Like, as if; volitional or purpose expression.
覆っ: ooot — Conjunctive form of 'to cover, envelop'.
南東: nantou — Southeast direction on compass.
風: kaze — Wind, breeze.
続く: tsuzuku — To continue, go on, last.
もの: mono — Thing, object; nominalizing expression.
少し: sukoshi — A little, a small amount, slightly.
待っ: mat — Conjunctive form of 'to wait'.

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