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勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。

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勝手 水質 検査 行った あげく 浄水器 売りつける など 悪質な 訪問 販売 多発しています

English Translation

There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.

Furigana

勝手(かって)水質(すいしつ)検査(けんさ)(おこな)ったあげく浄水器(じょうすいき)()りつけるなど、悪質(あくしつ)訪問(ほうもん)販売(はんばい)多発(たはつ)しています。

Romanji

Katte ni suishitsu kensa o okonatta ageku jōsuiki o uritsukeru nado, akushitsuna hōmon hanbai ga tahatsushiteimasu.

Words

勝手 (かって)
one's own convenience; one's way; convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use; circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment; kitchen; arbitrary; unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial
()
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
水質 (すいしつ)
water quality
検査 (けんさ)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
()
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.
行う (おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
揚げ句 (あげく)
in the end (after a long process); finally; after all; at last; last line (of a renga)
浄水器 (じょうすいき)
water filter; water purification system
売りつける (うりつける)
to palm off; to force a sale
(など)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of
悪質 (あくしつ)
bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant
訪問 (ほうもん)
call; visit
販売 (はんばい、ハンバイ)
sales; selling; marketing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
多発 (たはつ)
repeated occurrence

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: ケン、 しら.べる
Meanings: examination, investigate
Reading: 
Meaning: investigate
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 きよ.める、 きよ.い
Meanings: clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ハン
Meanings: marketing, sell, trade
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots