今こそ日本が国際社会で重要な役割を果たすときだ。

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English Translation

It is high time Japan played an important role in the international community.

Furigana

今(いま)こそ日本(にっぽん)が国際(こくさい)社会(しゃかい)で重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たすときだ。

Romanji

Ima koso Nippon ga kokusai shakai de jūyōna yakuwari o hatasu toki da.

Words

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

こそ (こそ)

for sure (emphasize preceding word)

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

国際 (こくさい)

international

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

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.

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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.

果たす (はたす)

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative