政治家はより良い時代がすぐにやってくるといつも言っている。

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English Translation

Politicians are always telling us that better times are just around the corner.

Furigana

政治家(せいじか)はより良(よ)い時代(じだい)がすぐにやってくるといつも言(い)っている。

Romanji

Seijika wa yori yoi jidai ga sugu ni yattekuru to itsumo itteiru.

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

が (が)

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

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

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

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、ショウ、まつりごと、まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、チ、おさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

家

Readings: カ、ケ、いえ、や、うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

良

Readings: リョウ、よ.い、 -よ.い、い.い、 -い.い

Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled

時

Readings: ジ、とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

代

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word