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その先生は生徒にぜんぜんにらみがきかない。

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その 先生 生徒 ぜんぜん にらみ きかない

English Translation

The teacher has no authority with his students.

Furigana

その先生(せんせい)生徒(せいと)にぜんぜんにらみがきかない。

Romanji

Sono sensei wa seito ni zenzen nirami ga kikanai.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生徒 (せいと)
pupil
()
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
全然 (ぜんぜん)
not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely
睨む (にらむ)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch; to take account of; to take into consideration
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
疑懼 (ぎく)
apprehension; uneasiness

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ
Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people