その会社は競争の激化のあおりを受けて、倒産した。

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English Translation

Having fallen victim to increased competition, the company went bankrupt.

Furigana

その会社(かいしゃ)は競争(きょうそう)の激化(げきか)のあおりを受(う)けて、倒産(とうさん)した。

Romanji

Sono kaisha wa kyōsō no gekika no aori o ukete, tōsanshita.

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...

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

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

激化 (げきか、げっか)

intensification; aggravation

煽り (あおり)

gust (of wind); influence; instigating; tailgating; low angle (photo or drawing)

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

倒産 (とうさん)

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business