役員達はそんな危険な事業に乗り出すのをしぶった。

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English Translation

The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.

Furigana

役員達(やくいんたち)はそんな危険(きけん)な事業(じぎょう)に乗(の)り出(だ)すのをしぶった。

Romanji

Yakuintachi wa sonna kikenna jigyō ni noridasu no o shibutta.

Words

は (は)

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

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

危険 (きけん)

danger; peril; hazard; risk

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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

乗り出す (のりだす、のりいだす)

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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

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.

渋る (しぶる)

to hesitate; to hold back; to balk; to falter; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to begrudge; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus