私達への彼の助言は、正々堂々と勝負せよということであった。

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English Translation

His advice to us was that we should play fair.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)への彼(かれ)の助言(じょげん)は、正々堂々(せいせいどうどう)と勝負(しょうぶ)せよということであった。

Romanji

Watashitachi e no kare no jogen wa, seiseidōdō to shōbuseyo to iu koto de atta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

助言 (じょげん、じょごん)

advice; suggestion

は (は)

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

正々堂々 (せいせいどうどう)

fair and square; open and aboveboard

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

勝負 (しょうぶ)

victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...