日本は収支を合わせるためには貿易に頼らなければならない。

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English Translation

Japan must depend on foreign trade to make ends meet.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は収支(しゅうし)を合(あ)わせるためには貿易(ぼうえき)に頼(たよ)らなければならない。

Romanji

Nippon wa shūshi o awaseru tameni wa bōeki ni tayoranakerebanaranai.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

収支 (しゅうし)

income and expenditure

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.

合わせる (あわせる)

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together; to connect; to overlap; to mix; to combine; to put blade to blade; to fight

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

に (に)

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

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on