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だからここでもただ先生と書くだけで本名は打ち明けない。

From my own comprehension, it literally means ...

That's why, even here, I only write sensei. His real name is not revealed/confided.

Have I interpreted it correctly?

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    I think it's enough effort if OP has already provided their translation (which doesn't seem a machine translation), though. Jul 2, 2018 at 23:06

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だからここでもただ先生と書くだけで本名は打ち明けない。
That's why, even here, I only write sensei. His real name is not revealed/confided.

I think you're on the right track.

To break it down to smaller chunks...

だから -- So,
ここでも -- here too; here (in this book) as well
ただ~だけ -- only; just
先生と書く -- I write (his name as) sensei; I refer to him as sensei
で -- the continuative form of the copula だ
本名は打ち明けない -- I won't reveal his real name

Put together, it would literally be like...

"So, here (in this book) as well, I will just write his name as sensei / refer to him as sensei, and won't reveal his real name."

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