矛盾する報告を受けて、その役員は自分の立場を考え直した。

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English Translation

Conflicting reports prompted the director to reconsider her position.

Furigana

矛盾(むじゅん)する報告(ほうこく)を受(う)けて、その役員(やくいん)は自分(じぶん)の立場(たちば)を考(かんが)え直(なお)した。

Romanji

Mujunsuru hōkoku o ukete, sono yakuin wa jibun no tachiba o kangaenaoshita.

Words

矛盾 (むじゅん)

contradiction; inconsistency

報告 (ほうこく)

report; information

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

役員 (やくいん)

officer; official; executive; staff

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

立場 (たちば)

standpoint; position; situation

考え直す (かんがえなおす)

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess