衆議院の少数派の議席は、急速にむしばまれてきています。

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English Translation

The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.

Furigana

衆議院(しゅうぎいん)の少数派(しょうすうは)の議席(ぎせき)は、急速(きゅうそく)にむしばまれてきています。

Romanji

Shūgiin no shōsūha no giseki wa, kyūsoku ni mushibamaretekiteimasu.

Words

衆議院 (しゅうぎいん)

lower house; House of Representatives

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

少数派 (しょうすうは)

minority group (party); minority

議席 (ぎせき)

parliamentary seat

は (は)

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

急速 (きゅうそく)

rapid (e.g. progress)

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

蝕む (むしばむ)

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy