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Zach

こびへつらうウェイターは最上のテーブルをあてがわれる。なぜなら、そうしたウェイターは、いつもマネージャーや上役のきげんをとるから。

Sentence Analyzer

こびへつらう ウェイター 最上 テーブル あてがわれる なぜなら そうした ウェイター いつも マネージャー 上役 げん とる から

English Translation

The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.

Furigana

こびへつらうウェイターは最上(さいじょう)のテーブルをあてがわれる。なぜなら、そうしたウェイターは、いつもマネージャーや上役(うわやく)のきげんをとるから。

Romanji

Kobihetsurau wheita- wa saijō no te-buru o ategawareru. nazenara, sōshita wheita- wa, itsumo mane-ja- ya uwayaku no ki gen o toru kara.

Words

媚び諂う (こびへつらう)
to toady; to be obsequious
ウェイター (ウェイター、ウエイター、ウェーター、ウエーター、ウェイタ)
waiter
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最上 (さいじょう、もがみ)
best
()
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
テーブル (テーブル)
table
()
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.
宛てがう (あてがう)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to; to apply to
何故なら (なぜなら)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
然うした (そうした)
such
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
マネージャー (マネージャー、マネジャー、マネージャ)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
上役 (うわやく)
superior; senior
抉る (えぐる、くる)
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(げん)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
とる (とる)
is being
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
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: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role