ほとんどの日本の企業では、少数の重役だけが自分の部屋を持っている。

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English Translation

In most Japanese companies, only a few executives have a room to themselves.

Furigana

ほとんどの日本(にっぽん)の企業(きぎょう)では、少数(しょうすう)の重役(じゅうやく)だけが自分(じぶん)の部屋(へや)を持(も)っている。

Romanji

Hotondo no Nippon no kigyō de wa, shōsū no jūyaku dake ga jibun no heya o motteiru.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

企業 (きぎょう)

enterprise; undertaking; corporation; business

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

重役 (じゅうやく、おもやく)

company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

が (が)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of