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私の記憶が確かなら彼らはいとこ同士だ。

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記憶 確か なら 彼ら いとこ 同士

English Translation

They are cousins, if I remember rightly.

Furigana

(わたし)記憶(きおく)(たし)かなら(かれ)らはいとこ同士(どうし)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no kioku ga tashika nara karera wa itoko dōshi da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
記憶 (きおく)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
確か (たしか)
sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
同士 (どうし、どし)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Reading: オク
Meanings: recollection, think, remember
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)