当面の最大問題は失業である。
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English Translation
The biggest problem of the hour is unemployment.
Furigana
Romanji
Tōmen no saidai mondai wa shitsugyō de aru.
Words
当面
(とうめん)
current; urgent; pressing; impending; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
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
最大
(さいだい)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
問題
(もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
失業
(しつぎょう)
unemployment
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance