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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

議会をなだめるための餌ですよ。

Sentence Analyzer

議会 なだめる ため です

English Translation

It's a sop to Congress.

Furigana

議会(ぎかい)をなだめるための(えさ)ですよ。

Romanji

Gikai o nadameru tame no esa desu yo.

Words

議会 (ぎかい)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
()
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.
宥める (なだめる)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
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
(えさ、え)
(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジ、 ニ、 え、 えば、 えさ、 もち
Meanings: food, bait, prey, tempting profit