私、このひどい地下室だけが命を救ってくれる唯一の場所だと気がついたの。

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English Translation

I realized then that this awful cellar was the only place that could save our lives.

Furigana

私(わたし)、このひどい地下室(ちかしつ)だけが命(いのち)を救(すく)ってくれる唯一(ゆいいつ)の場所(ばしょ)だと気(き)がついたの。

Romanji

Watashi, kono hidoi chikashitsu dake ga inochi o sukuttekureru yuiitsu no basho da to kigatsuita no.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

地下室 (ちかしつ)

cellar; basement

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

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.

救う (すくう)

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

唯一 (ゆいいつ、ゆいつ)

only; sole; unique

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

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

気がつく (きがつく)

to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself