大統領は辞任する前にお金に困らないように根回しした。

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English Translation

The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.

Furigana

大統領(だいとうりょう)は辞任(じにん)する前(まえ)にお金(かね)に困(こま)らないように根回(ねまわ)しした。

Romanji

Daitōryō wa jininsuru mae ni okane ni komaranai yōni nemawashishita.

Words

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

は (は)

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

辞任 (じにん)

to resign; resignation

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

お金 (おかね)

money

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

根回し (ねまわし)

making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)