厳しい住宅不足は１つには暴騰した家賃のせいである。

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English Translation

The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents.

Furigana

厳(きび)しい住宅(じゅうたく)不足(ふそく)は１つには暴騰(ぼうとう)した家賃(やちん)のせいである。

Romanji

Kibishii jūtaku fusoku wa hitotsu ni wa bōtōshita yachin no sei de aru.

Words

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

住宅 (じゅうたく)

residence; housing; residential building

不足 (ふそく)

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth

は (は)

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

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

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

暴騰 (ぼうとう)

sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing

家賃 (やちん)

rent

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

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...