私たち学生も、地震の犠牲になった人たちの福祉のために寄付をしよう。わずかなお金でも大いに役に立とう。

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English Translation

Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even pin-money will go a long way.

Furigana

私(わたし)たち学生(がくせい)も、地震(じしん)の犠牲(ぎせい)になった人(ひと)たちの福祉(ふくし)のために寄付(きふ)をしよう。わずかなお金(かね)でも大(おお)いに役(やく)に立(た)とう。

Romanji

Watashitachi gakusei mo, jishin no gisei ni natta hitotachi no fukushi no tameni kifu o shiyou. wazuka na okane de mo ōini yakunitatou.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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

犠牲 (ぎせい)

victim; sacrifice; scapegoat

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

人達 (ひとたち)

people

福祉 (ふくし)

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

寄付 (きふ)

contribution; donation

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

だ (だ)

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

お金 (おかね)

money

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful