その上院議員は激しい論争において中立の立場を守った。

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English Translation

The senator remained neutral in the furious controversy.

Furigana

その上院(じょういん)議員(ぎいん)は激(はげ)しい論争(ろんそう)において中立(ちゅうりつ)の立場(たちば)を守(まも)った。

Romanji

Sono Jōin giin wa hageshii ronsō nioite chūritsu no tachiba o mamotta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

上院 (じょういん)

Upper House; Senate; Lords

議員 (ぎいん)

member of the Diet, congress or parliament

は (は)

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

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

論争 (ろんそう)

controversy; dispute

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

中立 (ちゅうりつ)

neutrality

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

立場 (たちば)

standpoint; position; situation

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow