市長は駐車メーターからの収入減を調査すべきだと考えた。

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English Translation

The mayor felt that he should look into the loss of income from parking meters.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)は駐車(ちゅうしゃ)メーターからの収入減(しゅうにゅうげん)を調査(ちょうさ)すべきだと考(かんが)えた。

Romanji

Shichō wa chūsha me-ta- kara no shūnyūgen o chōsasu beki da to kangaeta.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

は (は)

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

駐車 (ちゅうしゃ)

parking (e.g. car)

メーター (メーター、メータ)

meter (i.e. measuring device); metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

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

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.

調査 (ちょうさ)

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on