お茶は仕事をスムーズに運ばせるための潤滑油のようなもの。

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English Translation

Tea is like the lubricating oil of work to allow it to proceed smoothly.

Furigana

お茶(ちゃ)は仕事(しごと)をスムーズに運(はこ)ばせるための潤滑油(じゅんかつゆ)のようなもの。

Romanji

Ocha wa shigoto o sumu-zu ni hakobaseru tame no junkatsuyu no yōna mono.

Words

お茶 (おちゃ)

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

は (は)

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

を (を)

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.

スムーズ (スムーズ、スムース)

smooth

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

運ぶ (はこぶ)

to carry; to transport; to move; to convey; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

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

潤滑油 (じゅんかつゆ)

lubricating oil; lubricant; lube

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

者 (もの、もん)

person