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English → Japanese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

People familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I can tell you there is no chance of a change at present.

この荒野に慣れた人々でさえ、こんな夕方にはよく道に迷うものです。そして今のところ、天気が変わる見込みはないと申し上げられます。

"Perhaps I can get a guide among your lads, and he might stay at the Grange till morning—could you spare me one?"

「おそらく、あなたの若い衆の中から案内人を一人頼めるでしょうか。そしてその者は朝まで屋敷に泊まれるでしょう――一人都合してもらえませんか?」

"No, I could not."

「いいえ、できません。」

"Oh, indeed! Well, then, I must trust to my own sagacity."

「ああ、そうですか!では、自分の知恵を頼りにするほかありません。」

"Umph!"

「ふん!」

"Are you going to mak' the tea?" demanded he of the shabby coat, shifting his ferocious gaze from me to the young lady.

「お茶を入れるつもりはないのか?」とみすぼらしいコートを着た彼は、獰猛な視線を私から若い女性へと移しながら要求した。

"Is _he_ to have any?" she asked, appealing to Heathcliff.

「あの方にも差し上げるのですか?」と彼女はヒースクリフに訴えるように尋ねた。

"Get it ready, will you?" was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started.

「用意しろ、いいな?」というのが答えで、あまりにも荒々しく言われたので私はぎくりとした。

The tone in which the words were said revealed a genuine bad nature.

その言葉の口調は、本物の邪悪な性質を露わにしていた。

I no longer felt inclined to call Heathcliff a capital fellow.

私はもはやヒースクリフを立派な人物と呼ぶ気にはなれなかった。

When the preparations were finished, he invited me with—"Now, sir, bring forward your chair."

準備が整うと、彼は「さあ、椅子をこちらへお持ちください」と私を招いた。

And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal.

そして私たちは皆、田舎の若者も含めてテーブルを囲んだ。食事をとる間、厳粛な沈黙が漂っていた。

I thought, if I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.

もし私がその暗い雰囲気を引き起こしたのであれば、それを払拭する努力をするのが自分の義務だと思った。

They could not every day sit so grim and taciturn; and it was impossible, however ill-tempered they might be, that the universal scowl they wore was their every-day countenance.

彼らが毎日そのように険しく無口でいられるはずはなかった。そしてどれほど機嫌が悪くとも、彼らが浮かべている一様な渋面が日常の表情であるはずはなかった。

Vocabulary

この
kono — This (adjective modifying a noun nearby)
荒野
kōya — Wilderness, wasteland, barren open land
ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time
慣れ
nare — To become accustomed or used to something
人々
hitobito — People, various individuals in a group
de — Particle indicating means, location of action
さえ
sae — Even, particle emphasizing an extreme example
こんな
konna — This kind of, such as this
夕方
yūgata — Evening, the time around dusk
wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese
よく
yoku — Often, frequently, or well
michi — Road, path, or route
迷う
mayou — To get lost, to be uncertain about direction
もの
mono — Thing; used to express expectation or reason
です
desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'
そして
soshite — And then, and also, furthermore
ima — Now, at this moment
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
ところ
tokoro — Place, situation, or point in time
天気
tenki — Weather, atmospheric conditions
ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese
変わる
kawaru — To change, to shift, to transform
見込み
mikomi — Prospect, expectation, likelihood of occurrence
ない
nai — Negative auxiliary; there is not, does not exist
to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker
申し上げ
mōshiage — Humble form of 'to say', respectful expression
られ
rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
ます
masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future
おそらく
osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely
あなた
anata — You, second-person pronoun
若い
wakai — Young, youthful in age
shū — Group of people, crowd, company
naka — Inside, among, in the middle of
から
kara — From, because, since (particle)
案内
annai — Guide, guidance, directions to a place
hito — Person, individual human being
wo — Object marker particle in Japanese
一人
hitori — One person, alone
頼め
tanome — To ask a favor, to request someone's help
でしょ
desho — Probably, right? Seeking agreement or guessing
ka — Question particle at end of sentence
その
sono — That (adjective referring to something nearby)
mono — Person, individual (often formal or literary)
asa — Morning, the early part of the day
まで
made — Until, up to, as far as
屋敷
yashiki — Mansion, estate, large traditional residence
泊まれ
tomare — To be able to stay overnight, lodge
都合
tsugō — Convenience, circumstances, arrangement
te — Connective verb form linking actions
もらえ
morae — To receive a favor done by someone else
ませ
mase — Polite imperative or request ending
n — Negative ending or explanatory softening particle
いいえ
iie — No, a negative response
でき
deki — Can do, be able to (stem of できる)
ああ
aa — Ah, oh, an exclamation of realization or emotion
そう
sō — So, that way, like that
自分
jibun — Oneself, one's own self
知恵
chie — Wisdom, wit, intelligence, clever thinking
頼り
tayori — Reliance, dependence on something or someone
する
suru — To do, to perform an action
ほか
hoka — Other, besides, no alternative but
あり
ari — To exist, there is (literary verb stem)
ふん
fun — Hmph, a dismissive snort or grunt
お茶
ocha — Tea, especially green tea
入れる
ireru — To put in, to brew tea
つもり
tsumori — Intention, plan to do something
みすぼらしい
misuborashii — Shabby, ragged, poor-looking in appearance
コート
kōto — Coat, overcoat (loanword from English)
ki — Wearing (stem of 着る, to wear clothing)
kare — He, him, third-person male pronoun
獰猛
dōmō — Ferocious, fierce, savage in nature
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
視線
shisen — Gaze, line of sight, glance
watashi — I, me, first-person pronoun
女性
josei — Woman, female person
e — Directional particle indicating toward something
移し
utsushi — To shift, transfer, or move gaze or attention
ながら
nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions
要求
yōkyū — Demand, request, requirement
あの
ano — That (adjective for something distant from both)
kata — Person (polite), direction, way
mo — Also, too, even (particle)
差し上げる
sashiageru — To humbly give to someone of higher status
彼女
kanojo — She, her, girlfriend
訴える
uttaeru — To appeal to, to complain, to sue
よう
yō — Like, appearing as if, in order to
尋ね
tazune — To ask, to inquire, to question someone
用意
yōi — Preparation, readiness, making something ready
いい
ii — Good, fine, acceptable
という
to iu — Called, known as, that says
答え
kotae — Answer, response, reply
あまり
amari — Too much, excessively, not very (with negative)
荒々しく
aradashiku — Roughly, violently, in a fierce manner
言わ
iwa — To say (stem form of 言う)
ぎくり
gikuri — Startled, sudden flinching from surprise
言葉
kotoba — Words, language, expression
口調
kuchō — Tone of voice, manner of speaking
本物
honmono — The real thing, genuine, authentic
邪悪
jaaku — Evil, wicked, malicious in nature
性質
seishitsu — Nature, character, disposition, quality
露わ
arawa — Exposed, revealed, laid bare openly
もはや
mohaya — No longer, already, at this point
立派
rippa — Splendid, fine, respectable, admirable
人物
jinbutsu — Person, character, figure, personage
呼ぶ
yobu — To call, to summon, to refer to as
ki — Spirit, feeling, inclination, mood
なれ
nare — To become (conditional or literary form)
準備
junbi — Preparation, getting ready for something
整う
totonou — To be in order, to be prepared, complete
さあ
saa — Well, come on, an encouraging exclamation
椅子
isu — Chair, seat
こちら
kochira — This way, here, this direction (polite)
お持ち
omochi — Please bring/hold (polite form of 持つ)
ください
kudasai — Please give or do (polite request)
招い
maneki — To invite, to beckon, to welcome
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
mina — Everyone, all, the whole group
田舎
inaka — Countryside, rural area, one's hometown
若者
wakamono — Young person, youth
含め
fukume — Including, taking into account
テーブル
tēburu — Table (loanword from English)
囲ん
kakon — To surround, to gather around (stem form)
da — Plain copula, informal 'is' or 'are'
食事
shokuji — Meal, dining, eating food
とる
toru — To take, to have a meal
あいだ (aida) — Between, interval, while, during
厳粛
genshuku — Solemn, grave, serious in atmosphere
沈黙
chinmoku — Silence, stillness, not speaking
漂っ
tadayott — To drift, to float, to hang in the air
もし
moshi — If, in case (conditional opener)
暗い
kurai — Dark, gloomy, dim in light or mood
雰囲気
fun'iki — Atmosphere, mood, ambiance of a place
引き起こし
hikiokoши — To cause, to bring about, to trigger
あれ
are — That (over there), or an exclamation of surprise
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
それ
sore — That (near the listener), that thing
払拭
fusshoku — To wipe away, to dispel completely
努力
doryoku — Effort, endeavor, hard work
義務
gimu — Duty, obligation, responsibility
思っ
omott — To think, to feel (stem past form)
彼ら
karera — They, them, a group of people
毎日
mainichi — Every day, daily
険しく
kishiku — Harshly, steeply, with a stern expression
無口
mukuchi — Taciturn, quiet, not talkative
られる
rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb
はず
hazu — Expected to be, supposed to, ought to
どれ
dore — Which one (of three or more options)
ほど
hodo — To the extent that, about, approximately
機嫌
kigen — Mood, temper, humor, spirits
悪く
waruku — Badly, poorly (adverbial form of 悪い)
とも
tomo — Even if, no matter how (concessive particle)
浮かべ
ukabe — To show expression, to float, to recall
いる
iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings)
一様
ichiyō — Uniform, identical, without variation
渋面
jūmen — Scowl, sullen expression, frown
日常
nichijō — Everyday, daily life, ordinary routine
表情
hyōjō — Facial expression, look on one's face
ある
aru — To exist, to have, to be (inanimate)
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