私たちの先生は、いわば、生き字引だ。

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私たちの先生は、いわば、生き字引だ。

English Translation

Our teacher is, as it were, a walking dictionary.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの先生(せんせい)は、いわば、生(いきじび)き字引()だ。

Romanji

Watashitachi no sensei wa, iwaba, ikijibiki da.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

生き字引き (いきじびき)

walking dictionary or encyclopedia

だ (だ)

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