「私は奥さんの態度を色々綜合して見て、私が此所の家で充分信用されてゐる事を確めました。しかも其信用は初對面の時からあつたのだといふ證據さへ發見しました。他を疑ぐり始めた私の胸には、此發見が少し奇異な位に響いたのです。私は男に比べると女の方がそれ丈直覺に富んでゐるのだらうと思ひました。同時に、女が男のために、欺まされるのも此所にあるのではなからうかと思ひました。奥さんを左右觀察する私が、御孃さんに對して同じやうな直覺を強く働らかせてゐたのだから、今考へると可笑しいのです。私は他を信じないと心に誓ひながら、絶對に御孃さんを信じてゐたのですから。それでゐて、私を信じてゐる奥さんを奇異に思つたのですから。
translation
``I looked at Okusan's behavior in a comprehensive manner, and was convinced that I was well trusted in this house. As I began to doubt myself, this resonated with me in a strange way.I believe that women are more honest than men. At the same time, I wondered if this is also where a woman is deceived by a man. It's funny to think about it now, because I was so strong in my intuition.I swore in my heart that I wouldn't trust anyone else, but I absolutely believed in you. I thought it was strange that his wife was in the middle of the day.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 奥: inner part (おく), interior, back (of a drawer, one’s throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave) | 態度: attitude (たいど), manner, behaviour, demeanour, bearing | 色々: various (いろいろ), all sorts of, variety of, various colors (colours) |
| 綜合: synthesis (そうごう), combination, integration, putting together, synthesis | 見: looking (み), viewing, (please) try (to), view (of life, etc.) (けん), outlook | 此所: here (ここ), this place, this point, here, now | 家: house (いえ), residence, dwelling, family, household |
| 信用: confidence (しんよう), trust, faith, reputation, credit (finance) | 信用: confidence (しんよう), trust, faith, reputation, credit (finance) | 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident | 確: sure (たしか), certain, positive, definite, reliable |
| 時: time (とき), hour, moment, occasion, case | 證據: evidence (しょうこ), proof | 他: another place (ほか), some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing) | 疑: doubt (ぎ), distrust, suspicion (of) |
| 少: small (しょう), little, few | 奇異: odd (きい), strange, queer, peculiar | 位: throne (くらい), crown, (nobleman’s) seat, government position, court rank | 響: echo (ひびき), reverberation, sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise, quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell) |
| 比: ratio (ひ), proportion, match, equal, equivalent | 女: female (うみな), female (おうな), female (おな), female (おみな), female (おんな) | 方: direction (かた), way, person, lady, gentleman | 富: riches (とみ), wealth, fortune, resources, lottery |
| 左右: left and right (さう), left and right (さゆう), left and right (そう), right and left, right and left | 對: versus (たい), against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) | 同: the same (どう), the said, likewise | 強: a little over (きょう), a little more than, strength, the strong, powerhouse |
| 心: mind (こころ), heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.), heart (しん) |