君は名誉か死のどちらかを選ばなければならない。

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English Translation

You must choose between honor and death.

Furigana

君(きみ)は名誉(めいよ)か死(し)のどちらかを選(えら)ばなければならない。

Romanji

Kimi wa meiyo ka shi no dochira ka o erabanakerebanaranai.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

は (は)

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

名誉 (めいよ)

honor; honour; credit; prestige

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select