背後に見え隠れするのは近年の不動産不況だ。
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English Translation
What slips in and out of view in the background is the real estate slump of recent years.
Furigana
Romanji
Haigo ni miekakuresuru no wa kinnen no fudōsan fukyō da.
Words
背後
(はいご)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
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
見え隠れ
(みえがくれ)
appearing and disappearing
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
近年
(きんねん)
recent years
不動産
(ふどうさん)
real estate
不況
(ふきょう)
recession; depression; slump
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: イン、 オン、 かく.す、 かく.し、 かく.れる、 かか.す、 よ.る
Meanings: conceal, hide, cover
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation