しかしながら、日本は相変わらず他の国から十分に理解されておらず、日本人の方も外国人を理解しにくいと思っている。

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English Translation

Yet Japan is still not sufficiently understood by other countries, and the Japanese, likewise, find foreigners difficult to understand.

Furigana

しかしながら、日本(にっぽん)は相変(あいか)わらず他(た)の国(くに)から十分(じゅうぶん)に理解(りかい)されておらず、日本人(にっぽんじん)の方(ほう)も外国人(がいこくじん)を理解(りかい)しにくいと思(おも)っている。

Romanji

Shikashinagara, Nippon wa aikawarazu ta no kuni kara jūbun ni rikaisareteorazu, nipponjin no hō mo gaikokujin o rikaishi nikui to omotteiru.

Words

然しながら (しかしながら)

however; nevertheless

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

相変わらず (あいかわらず)

as ever; as usual; the same; still

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

に (に)

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

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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.

憎い (にくい)

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember