この手紙はなぞを解く唯一の手がかりだ。

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この手紙はなぞを解く唯一の手がかりだ。

English Translation

This letter is the only key to the mystery.

Furigana

この手紙(てがみ)はなぞを解(と)く唯一(ゆいいつ)の手(て)がかりだ。

Romanji

Kono tegami wa nazo o toku yuiitsu no tegakari da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何ぞ (なんぞ、なにぞ、なぞ)

something; what; why; how

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.

解く (とく)

to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to answer; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease; to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege); to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss; to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

唯一 (ゆいいつ、ゆいつ)

only; sole; unique

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

手掛かり (てがかり)

clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact; handhold; on hand

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative