日本は一見天下泰平だが、実はいろいろな根深い問題を抱えている。

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English Translation

Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は一見(いっけん)天下(てんか)泰平(たいへい)だが、実(じつ)はいろいろな根深(ねぶか)い問題(もんだい)を抱(かか)えている。

Romanji

Nippon wa ikken tenka taihei da ga, jitsuha iroirona nebukai mondai o kakaeteiru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

一見 (いっけん)

look; glimpse; glance; to glance; to glimpse; apparently; seemingly; first meeting

天下 (てんか、てんが、てんげ)

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power; having one's own way; doing as one pleases; peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous; shogun (Edo period)

太平 (たいへい)

peace; tranquility; tranquillity

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

実は (じつは)

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

色々 (いろいろ)

various; various colors (colours)

根深い (ねぶかい)

deep-rooted; ingrained

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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.

抱える (かかえる)

to hold or carry under or in the arms; to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.); to employ; to engage; to hire