ボスの経費チェックは厳しいね。まさに、眼光紙背に徹す、だよ。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼすの経費チェックは厳しいね。まさに、眼光紙背に徹す、だよ。

English Translation

When the boss checks our expenses it can be pretty dicey. He knows how to read between the lines.

Furigana

ボスの経費(けいひ)チェックは厳(きび)しいね。まさに、眼光(がんこう)紙背(しはい)に徹(とお)す、だよ。

Romanji

Bosu no keihi tyekku wa kibishii ne. masani, gankō shihai ni tōsu, da yo.

Words

ボス (ボス)

boss

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

経費 (けいひ)

expenses; cost; outlay

チェック (チェック)

check; plaid; checkered; checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting; check (banking); cheque

は (は)

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

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

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

眼光 (がんこう)

glint in eye; discernment

紙背 (しはい)

reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines

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

通す (とおす)

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass; to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept; to force agreement; to continue (in a state); to persist in; to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

だ (だ)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!