このままではわが国の国際競争力はさらに低下する恐れが大きい。

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English Translation

At this rate, the risk is high that our country's competitive position will drop even further.

Furigana

このままではわが国(くに)の国際(こくさい)競争力(きょうそうりょく)はさらに低下(ていか)する恐(おそ)れが大(おお)きい。

Romanji

Kono mama de wa wagakuni no kokusai kyōsōryoku wa sarani teikasuru osore ga ōkii.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

乳母 (うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)

wet nurse; nursing mother

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

我が国 (わがくに)

our country; our land; one's own country

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

国際 (こくさい)

international

競争力 (きょうそうりょく)

competitive power

更に (さらに)

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

低下 (ていか)

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

恐れ (おそれ)

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and