その政治家は平然と賄賂を受け取り、全ての契約の５％が濡れ手に粟で彼の懐に入った。

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English Translation

The politician had sticky fingers, and 5% of every contract ended in his pocket.

Furigana

その政治家(せいじか)は平然(へいぜん)と賄賂(わいろ)を受(う)け取(と)り、全(すべ)ての契約(けいやく)の５％が濡(ぬ)れ手(しゅ)に粟(あわ)で彼(かれ)の懐(ふところ)に入(はい)った。

Romanji

Sono seijika wa heizento wairo o uketori, subete no keiyaku no go pa-sento ga nureshu ni awa de kare no futokoro ni haitta.

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...

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

は (は)

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

賄賂 (わいろ、ワイロ)

bribe; sweetener; douceur

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.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

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

契約 (けいやく)

contract; compact; agreement

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

が (が)

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

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

粟 (あわ)

foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

懐 (ふところ)

bosom; bust; (breast) pocket; purse; handbag

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in