あの男は社長に取り入るのがうまい。

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あの男は社長に取り入るのがうまい。

English Translation

That man knows how to get on the president's good side.

Furigana

あの男(おとこ)は社長(しゃちょう)に取(と)り入(い)るのがうまい。

Romanji

Ano otoko wa shachō ni toriiru no ga umai.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

社長 (しゃちょう)

company president; manager; director

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

取り入る (とりいる)

to make up to; to curry favour; to butter up

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

上手い (うまい)

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising