政府は及び腰と言われないようなしっかりとした対応を見せてほしい。

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English Translation

I'd like the government to respond resolutely so as to not end up looking timid.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は及(およ)び腰(ごし)と言(い)われないようなしっかりとした対応(たいおう)を見(み)せてほしい。

Romanji

Seifu wa oyobigoshi to iwarenai yōna shikkari to shita taiō o misete hoshii.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

及び腰 (およびごし)

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

確り (しっかり)

tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

対応 (たいおう)

interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception; software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility

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.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to