彼は実力のある政治家に見せかけているが、実際にはずるがしこい政治屋だ。

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English Translation

He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は実力(じつりょく)のある政治家(せいじか)に見(み)せかけているが、実際(じっさい)にはずるがしこい政治屋(せいじや)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa jitsuryoku no aru seijika ni misekaketeiru ga, jissai ni wa zuru ga shi koi seijiya da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

実力 (じつりょく)

(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency; arms; force

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

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

見せかける (みせかける)

to pretend; to feign

が (が)

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

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

狡 (ずる)

cunning deed; sneaky person

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

抉る (えぐる、くる)

to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

政治屋 (せいじや)

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative