その議論は１９８０年代と１９９０年代に続いている。

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English Translation

The debate continues into the 1980s and 1990s.

Furigana

その議論(ぎろん)は１９８０年代(ねんだい)と１９９０年代(ねんだい)に続(つづ)いている。

Romanji

Sono giron wa ichi kyū hachi zero nendai to ichi kyū kyū zero nendai ni tsuzuiteiru.

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...

議論 (ぎろん)

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

八 (はち、や)

eight

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年代 (ねんだい)

age; era; period; date

と (と)

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

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

続く (つづく)

to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; to hold out; to keep; to last

Kanji

議

Reading: ギ

Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

論

Reading: ロン

Meanings: argument, discourse

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

代

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

続

Readings: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ、つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない

Meanings: continue, series, sequel