政府が今国会への改正案提出の見送り方針を固めたことを歓迎する一方、小泉首相が提出断念を明言していない点を警戒する声も上がった。

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政府 が 今 国会 へ の 改正案 提出 の 見送り 方針 を 固めた こと を 歓迎する 一方 、 小泉 首相 が 提出 断念 を 明言していない 点 を 警戒する 声 も 上がった 。

English Translation

While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)が今(こん)国会(こっかい)への改正案(かいせいあん)提出(ていしゅつ)の見送(みおく)り方針(ほうしん)を固(かた)めたことを歓迎(かんげい)する一方(いっぽう)、小泉(こいずみ)首相(しゅしょう)が提出(ていしゅつ)断念(だんねん)を明言(めいげん)していない点(てん)を警戒(けいかい)する声(こえ)も上(あ)がった。

Romanji

Seifu ga kon kokkai e no kaiseian teishutsu no miokuri hōshin o katameta koto o kangeisuru ippō, Koizumi shushō ga teishutsu dannen o meigenshiteinai ten o keikaisuru koe mo agatta.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

今 (こん)

the current ...; this; today's ...

国会 (こっかい)

National Diet; parliament; congress

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

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

改正案 (かいせいあん)

reform bill; reform proposal

提出 (ていしゅつ)

to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in; presentation; submission; filing

見送り (みおくり)

seeing one off; farewell; escort

方針 (ほうしん)

objective; plan; policy

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.

固める (かためる)

to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); to fortify; to reinforce; to support; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; to tie tightly; to fasten; to hold a bow fully drawn

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

歓迎 (かんげい)

welcome; reception

一方 (いっぽう)

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

断念 (だんねん)

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

明言 (めいげん)

declaration; statement

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

警戒 (けいかい)

vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness; to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against)

声 (こえ)

voice

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

上がる (あがる)

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

府

Reading: フ

Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

改

Readings: カイ、 あらた.める、 あらた.まる

Meanings: reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

正

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に

Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

提

Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる

Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

送

Readings: ソウ、 おく.る

Meanings: escort, send

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

針

Readings: シン、 はり

Meanings: needle, pin, staple, stinger

固

Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い

Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle

歓

Readings: カン、 よろこ.ぶ

Meanings: delight, joy

迎

Readings: ゲイ、 むか.える

Meanings: welcome, meet, greet

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

泉

Readings: セン、 いずみ

Meanings: spring, fountain

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

断

Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める

Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

点

Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち

Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

戒

Readings: カイ、 いまし.める

Meaning: commandment

声

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-

Meaning: voice

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up