政治家は国民の無関心に付け込んで利得に走っています。

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English Translation

Politicians are cashing in on public apathy.

Furigana

政治家(せいじか)は国民(こくみん)の無(む)関心(かんしん)に付(つ)け込(こ)んで利得(りとく)に走(はし)っています。

Romanji

Seijika wa kokumin no mu kanshin ni tsukekonde ritoku ni hashitteimasu.

Words

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

は (は)

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

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

無 (む)

nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero; un-; non-

関心 (かんしん)

concern; interest

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

付け込む (つけこむ)

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

利得 (りとく)

gain; profit; benefit; amplification

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward