選挙区の見直しの試みは、反対の壁にぶちあたりました。

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English Translation

Attempts to redraw voting districts have hit a wall of opposition.

Furigana

選挙区(せんきょく)の見直(みなお)しの試(こころ)みは、反対(はんたい)の壁(かべ)にぶちあたりました。

Romanji

Senkyoku no minaoshi no kokoromi wa, hantai no kabe ni buchi atarimashita.

Words

選挙区 (せんきょく)

electoral district; precinct

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

見直し (みなおし)

review; reconsideration; revision

試み (こころみ)

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative

は (は)

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

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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

斑 (ぶち、まだら、はん、ふ、ふち、もどろ)

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship