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その法案は土壇場になって可決された。

Sentence Analyzer

その 法案 土壇場 なって 可決された

English Translation

The bill passed at the last moment.

Furigana

その法案(ほうあん)土壇場(どたんば)になって可決(かけつ)された。

Romanji

Sono hōan wa dotanba ni natte kaketsusareta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
法案 (ほうあん)
bill (law); measure
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
土壇場 (どたんば)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
可決 (かけつ)
approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint