大臣は新聞記者からの矢継ぎ早の質問に、直面しなければならなかった。

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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)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)しなければならなかった。

Romanji

Daijin wa shinbun kisha kara no yatsugibaya no shitsumon ni, chokumenshinakerebanaranakatta.

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

記者 (きしゃ)

reporter

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