これこそが私が捜していた本だ。

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これ こそ 捜していた

English Translation

This is the very book I have been looking for.

Furigana

これこそが(わたし)(さが)していた(ほん)だ。

Romanji

Kore koso ga watashi ga sagashiteita hon da.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
こそ (こそ)
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 シュウ、 さが.す
Meanings: search, look for, locate
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things