高額品の値下げなどときれいごとをいっても、結局のところ新消費税への風当たりを和らげる口実にすぎない。

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English Translation

The reduced price of luxury goods is just window dressing to make the new consumption tax look better.

Furigana

高額品(こうがくひん)の値下(ねさ)げなどときれいごとをいっても、結局(けっきょく)のところ新(しん)消費(しょうひ)税(ぜい)への風当(かぜあ)たりを和(やわ)らげる口実(こうじつ)にすぎない。

Romanji

Kōgakuhin no nesage nado to kireigoto o itte mo, kekkyoku no tokoro shin shōhi zei e no kazeatari o yawarageru kōjitsu ni suginai.

Words

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

値下げ (ねさげ)

cut in price

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

と (と)

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

綺麗事 (きれいごと)

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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.

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

結局 (けっきょく)

after all; eventually; in the end

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

新 (しん)

new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)

消費 (しょうひ)

consumption; expenditure

税 (ぜい)

tax

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

風当たり (かぜあたり)

wind blowing against; being subject to outside pressures or criticism; oppression

和らげる (やわらげる)

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

口実 (こうじつ)

excuse; pretext

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...