我々は大掛かりな大衆の抵抗に直面した。

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我々は大掛かりな大衆の抵抗に直面した。

English Translation

We came up against massive popular resistance.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は大掛(おおが)かりな大衆(たいしゅう)の抵抗(ていこう)に直面(ちょくめん)した。

Romanji

Wareware wa ōgakarina taishū no teikō ni chokumenshita.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

大掛かり (おおがかり)

large-scale

大衆 (たいしゅう)

general public; the masses

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

抵抗 (ていこう)

resistance; opposition; standing up to; reluctance; repulsion; repugnance; resistance; drag; friction; electrical resistance; resistor

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