私たちは次の試合に失敗しないように、最善をつくさねばならない。

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English Translation

We must try our best lest we should lose the next game.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは次(つぎ)の試合(しあい)に失敗(しっぱい)しないように、最善(さいぜん)をつくさねばならない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa tsugi no shiai ni shippaishinai yōni, saizen o tsukusanebanaranai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

次 (つぎ)

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

最善 (さいぜん)

the very best

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.

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion