政策について聞かれたところ、その候補者はあいまいな返答しかできなかった。

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English Translation

Questioned about his policies, the candidate gave only vague answers.

Furigana

政策(せいさく)について聞(き)かれたところ、その候補者(こうほしゃ)はあいまいな返答(へんとう)しかできなかった。

Romanji

Seisaku nitsuite kikareta tokoro, sono kōhosha wa aimaina hentō shika dekinakatta.

Words

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

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...

候補者 (こうほしゃ)

candidate; applicant

は (は)

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

曖昧 (あいまい)

vague; ambiguous; unclear; fuzzy

返答 (へんとう)

reply; answer

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant