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市議会は遠慮なく意見をいえる大事な場所だ。

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市議会 遠慮なく 意見 いえる 大事な 場所

English Translation

The city council meeting is a great place to sound off.

Furigana

市議会(しぎかい)遠慮(えんりょ)なく意見(いけん)をいえる大事(だいじ)場所(ばしょ)だ。

Romanji

Shigikai wa enryonaku iken o ieru daijina basho da.

Words

市議会 (しぎかい)
city council
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
意見 (いけん)
opinion; view; comment
()
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.
言える (いえる)
to be possible to say; to be able to say
大事 (だいじ、おおごと)
important; valuable; serious matter
場所 (ばしょ)
place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: リョ、 おもんぱく.る、 おもんぱか.る
Meanings: prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place