容疑者は自白するまできびしい尋問を受けた。

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English Translation

The suspect was given the third degree until he confessed his crime.

Furigana

容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は自白(じはく)するまできびしい尋問(じんもん)を受(う)けた。

Romanji

Yōgisha wa jihakusuru made kibishii jinmon o uketa.

Words

容疑者 (ようぎしゃ)

suspect (person)

は (は)

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

自白 (じはく)

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

尋問 (じんもん)

cross-examination; interrogation; questioning

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well