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うちの上司ときたら、朝令暮改なんだから、仕事がちっとも進まないよ。

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うち 上司ときたら 朝令暮改 から 仕事 ちっとも 進まない

English Translation

When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.

Furigana

うちの上司(じょうし)ときたら、朝令暮改(ちょうれいぼかい)なんだから、仕事(しごと)がちっとも(すす)まないよ。

Romanji

Uchi no jōshitokitara, chōreibokai na n da kara, shigoto ga chittomo susumanai yo.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
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
朝令暮改 (ちょうれいぼかい)
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
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
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
些とも (ちっとも)
not at all (neg. verb)
荒む (すさむ)
to grow wild; to run to waste
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

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: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
Readings: カイ、 あらた.める、 あらた.まる
Meanings: reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote