首相が政敵の挑戦と真っ向から対決しました。

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English Translation

The prime minister directly confronted the challenges of his political opponents.

Furigana

首相(しゅしょう)が政敵(せいてき)の挑戦(ちょうせん)と真(ま)っ向(こう)から対決(たいけつ)しました。

Romanji

Shushō ga seiteki no chōsen to makkō kara taiketsushimashita.

Words

首相 (しゅしょう)

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

が (が)

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

政敵 (せいてき)

political opponent

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

挑戦 (ちょうせん)

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

と (と)

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

真っ向 (まっこう)

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

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

対決 (たいけつ)

confrontation; showdown