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サラリーマン達は多くの困難に直面している。

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サラリーマン達 多く 困難 直面している

English Translation

White-collar workers face many difficulties.

Furigana

サラリーマン(たち)(おお)くの困難(こんなん)直面(ちょくめん)している。

Romanji

Sarari-mantachi wa ōku no konnan ni chokumenshiteiru.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
困難 (こんなん)
difficulty; distress
()
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
直面 (ちょくめん)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

Kanji

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface