切り札は最後まで見せるな。見せるなら、さらに奥の手を持て。

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English Translation

Keep that ace up your sleeve. If you're going to show it, have another even further up.

Furigana

切(き)り札(ふだ)は最後(さいご)まで見(み)せるな。見(み)せるなら、さらに奥(おく)の手(て)を持(も)て。

Romanji

Kirifuda wa saigo made miseru na. miseru nara, sarani okunote o mote.

Words

切り札 (きりふだ)

trump card

は (は)

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

最後 (さいご)

last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

だ (だ)

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

更に (さらに)

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

奥の手 (おくのて)

left hand; upper hand; secret skills; secret; mystery; last resort; trump card

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of