大臣は新聞記者たちからの矢継ぎ早の質問に直面しなくてはならなかった。

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English Translation

The Minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.

Furigana

大臣(だいじん)は新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ)たちからの矢継(やつ)ぎ早(ばや)の質問(しつもん)に直面(ちょくめん)しなくてはならなかった。

Romanji

Daijin wa shinbun kishatachi kara no yatsugibaya no shitsumon ni chokumenshinakute wa naranakatta.

Words

大臣 (だいじん)

cabinet minister

は (は)

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

新聞 (しんぶん)

newspaper

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

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

矢継早 (やつぎばや)

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

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

直面 (ちょくめん)

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...