小泉氏が総理大臣として森氏の後を襲った。

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English Translation

Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.

Furigana

小泉(こいずみ)氏(し)が総理(そうり)大臣(だいじん)として森(もり)氏(し)の後(のち)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Koizumi shi ga sōri daijin toshite Mori shi no nochi o osotta.

Words

氏 (し)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people

が (が)

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

総理 (そうり)

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president

大臣 (だいじん)

cabinet minister

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

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.

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit