今日では、サラリーマンでさえ大変な苦難に直面している。

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English Translation

Today, even white-collar workers are confronted with great hardships.

Furigana

今日(きょう)では、サラリーマンでさえ大変(たいへん)な苦難(くなん)に直面(ちょくめん)している。

Romanji

Kyō de wa, sarari-man de sae taihenna kunan ni chokumenshiteiru.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

サラリーマン (サラリーマン、サラーリーマン、サラリマン、サラリー・マン、サラーリー・マン、サラリ・マン)

office worker; company employee; company man

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

苦難 (くなん)

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

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

直面 (ちょくめん)

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter