貿易相手国は貿易政策を明確にせよと、日本に圧力をかけています。

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English Translation

Trading partners are leaning on Japan to clarify its trade policy.

Furigana

貿易(ぼうえき)相手国(あいてこく)は貿易(ぼうえき)政策(せいさく)を明確(めいかく)にせよと、日本(にっぽん)に圧力(あつりょく)をかけています。

Romanji

Bōeki aitekoku wa bōeki seisaku o meikaku ni seyo to, Nippon ni atsuryoku o kaketeimasu.

Words

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

相手国 (あいてこく)

partner country; other country

は (は)

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

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

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.

明確 (めいかく)

clear; precise; definite; distinct

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

圧力 (あつりょく)

pressure; stress; coercion; arm-twisting

掛ける (かける)

to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)