他方公僕のやり方がまずい場合には、抗議をする責任を感じる。

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English Translation

On the other hand, when public officials act wrongly, Americans feel a responsibility to protest.

Furigana

他方(たほう)公僕(こうぼく)のやり方(かた)がまずい場合(ばあい)には、抗議(こうぎ)をする責任(せきにん)を感(かん)じる。

Romanji

Tahō kōboku no yarikata ga mazui baai ni wa, kōgi o suru sekinin o kanjiru.

Words

他方 (たほう)

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; on the other hand

公僕 (こうぼく)

public servant

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

やり方 (やりかた)

manner of doing; way; method; means

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

拙い (つたない、まずい)

poor-quality; shoddy; crude; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; unlucky

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

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

は (は)

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

抗議 (こうぎ)

protest; objection

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience