我々は地方の慣習を尊重しなくてはならない。

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English Translation

We have to respect local customs.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は地方(ちほう)の慣習(かんしゅう)を尊重(そんちょう)しなくてはならない。

Romanji

Wareware wa chihō no kanshū o sonchōshinakute wanaranai.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

地方 (ちほう)

district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area

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

慣習 (かんしゅう)

usual (historical) custom

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.

尊重 (そんちょう)

respect; esteem; regard

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since