貴方の考えを書き留めておいた方がよい。

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貴方 の 考え を 書き留めておいた 方 が よい 。

English Translation

You should put your ideas in writing.

Furigana

貴方(あなた)の考(かんが)えを書(か)き留(と)めておいた方(ほう)がよい。

Romanji

Anata no kangae o kakitometeoita hō ga yoi.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

の (の)

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

考え (かんがえ)

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation

を (を)

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.

書き留める (かきとめる、かきとどめる)

to write down; to leave a note behind; to record; to chronicle

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

貴

Readings: キ、 たっと.い、 とうと.い、 たっと.ぶ、 とうと.ぶ

Meanings: precious, value, prize, esteem, honor

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

留

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop