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Zach

われわれは局面の打開を図らなくてはならない。

Sentence Analyzer

われわれ 局面 打開 図らなくて はならない

English Translation

We must try to break the deadlock.

Furigana

われわれは局面(きょくめん)打開(だかい)(はか)らなくてはならない。

Romanji

Wareware wa kyokumen no dakai o hakaranakute wanaranai.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
局面 (きょくめん)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
打開 (だかい)
break in the deadlock
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
図る (はかる)
to plot; to attempt; to plan; to devise; to design; to take in; to deceive; to aim for; to have something in mind; to refer A to B
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: キョク、 つぼね
Meanings: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: ズ、 ト、 え、 はか.る
Meanings: map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious