あなたの質問に正直に答えるかどうかは、彼の主義の問題だ。

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English Translation

It is a matter of principle with him to answer your questions honestly.

Furigana

あなたの質問(しつもん)に正直(しょうじき)に答(こた)えるかどうかは、彼(かれ)の主義(しゅぎ)の問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Anata no shitsumon ni shōjiki ni kotaeru ka dō ka wa, kare no shugi no mondai da.

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

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

主義 (しゅぎ)

doctrine; rule; principle

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

だ (だ)

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