規制緩和が進んで、セルフサービスのガソリン給油は値段が少し安くなった。

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English Translation

Gas is a little cheaper with self-service, now that deregulation is kicking in.

Furigana

規制(きせい)緩和(かんわ)が進(すす)んで、セルフサービスのガソリン給油(きゅうゆ)は値段(ねだん)が少(すこ)し安(やす)くなった。

Romanji

Kisei kanwa ga susunde, serufusa-bisu no gasorin kyūyu wa nedan ga sukoshi yasuku natta.

Words

規制 (きせい)

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

緩和 (かんわ)

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

進む (すすむ)

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen; to heighten; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead; to do of one's own free will

セルフサービス (セルフサービス)

self-service

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

ガソリン (ガソリン)

gasoline; petrol

給油 (きゅうゆ)

refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling

は (は)

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

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

安い (やすい)

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...