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化学業界はすべてが下火になるまで再投資を控えています。

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化学 業界 すべて 下火 なる まで 投資 控えています

English Translation

Chemical companies are waiting until everything dies down before reinvesting.

Furigana

化学(かがく)業界(ぎょうかい)はすべてが下火(したび)になるまで(さい)投資(とうし)(ひか)えています。

Romanji

Kagaku gyōkai wa subete ga shitabi ni naru made sai tōshi o hikaeteimasu.

Words

化学 (かがく、ばけがく)
chemistry; chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)
業界 (ぎょうかい)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
全て (すべて)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
下火 (したび)
burning low; waning; declining
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
(さい)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
投資 (とうし)
investment
()
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.
控える (ひかえる)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for; to be soon; to be in the offing; to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Reading: カイ
Meanings: world, boundary
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: サイ、 サ、 ふたた.び
Meanings: again, twice, second time
Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Reading: 
Meanings: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
Readings: コウ、 ひか.える、 ひか.え
Meanings: withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate