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Zach

そのとき彼の上司が入ってきて、彼をたしなめた。

Sentence Analyzer

その とき 上司 入ってきて たしなめた

English Translation

Just then his boss came in and cut him down to size.

Furigana

そのとき(かれ)上司(じょうし)(はい)ってきて、(かれ)をたしなめた。

Romanji

Sono toki kare no jōshi ga haittekite, kare o tashinameta.

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...
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
上司 (じょうし)
superior authorities; boss
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
入る (いる)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
()
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.
窘める (たしなめる)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シ、 つかさど.る
Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert