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我々は抵抗か隷属か二者択一をせまられている。

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我々 抵抗 隷属 二者択一 せまられている

English Translation

We are faced with the alternatives of resistance or slavery.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)抵抗(ていこう)隷属(れいぞく)二者択一(にしゃたくいつ)をせまられている。

Romanji

Wareware wa teikō ka reizoku ka nishatakuitsu o semarareteiru.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
抵抗 (ていこう)
resistance; opposition; standing up to; reluctance; repulsion; repugnance; resistance; drag; friction; electrical resistance; resistor
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
隷属 (れいぞく)
subordination; servitude; servility; vassalage; slavery; subordinate; underling
二者択一 (にしゃたくいつ)
two alternatives; selecting an option (from two alternatives)
()
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.
迫る (せまる、せる)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Reading: テイ
Meanings: resist, reach, touch
Readings: コウ、 あらが.う
Meanings: confront, resist, defy, oppose
Readings: レイ、 したが.う、 しもべ
Meanings: slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 さかん、 つく、 やから
Meanings: belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: タク、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: choose, select, elect, prefer
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)