私は１９９９年に向けて、市場強化に専念します。

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English Translation

I'll focus on the market development for 1999.

Furigana

私(わたし)は１９９９年(ねん)に向(む)けて、市場(しじょう)強化(きょうか)に専念(せんねん)します。

Romanji

Watashi wa ichi kyū kyū kyū nen ni mukete, shijō kyōka ni sennenshimasu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

市場 (しじょう)

(the) market (as a concept)

強化 (きょうか)

strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement

専念 (せんねん)

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

向

Readings: コウ、む.く、む.い、 -む.き、む.ける、 -む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

市

Readings: シ、いち

Meanings: market, city, town

場

Readings: ジョウ、チョウ、ば

Meanings: location, place

強

Readings: キョウ、ゴウ、つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる、こわ.い

Meaning: strong

化

Readings: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

専

Readings: セン、もっぱ.ら

Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention