私たちはまず、あなたの義理のお兄さんに手紙を書いて、もてなしていただいたお礼を言うべきでしょう。

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English Translation

The first thing we should do is write and thank your brother-in-law for his hospitality.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはまず、あなたの義理(ぎり)のお兄(にい)さんに手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いて、もてなしていただいたお礼(れい)を言(い)うべきでしょう。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa mazu, anata no giri no o niisan ni tegami o kaite, motenashiteitadaita orei o iu beki deshō.

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

先ず (まず)

first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

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

義理 (ぎり)

duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; in-law; relation by marriage

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

兄さん (にいさん、あにさん)

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

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

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

持て成す (もてなす)

to entertain; to make welcome

お礼 (おれい、おんれい)

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift; ceremony; ritual

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

デス (デス)

death