日本の戦中は、飢えとの戦いに明け暮れていたとも言えます。

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English Translation

We can say that Japan was fighting a constant battle against hunger during the war.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の戦中(せんちゅう)は、飢(う)えとの戦(たたか)いに明(あ)け暮(く)れていたとも言(い)えます。

Romanji

Nippon no senchū wa, ue to no tatakai ni akekureteita to mo iemasu.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

戦中 (せんちゅう)

during the war

は (は)

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

飢え (うえ)

hunger; starvation

と (と)

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

戦い (たたかい)

battle; fight; struggle; conflict

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

明け暮れる (あけくれる)

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say