彼は新しいパソコンを自分のオフィスに入れてもらうことを期待して、いつも社長にごまをすっている。

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English Translation

He's always playing up to the boss, in hopes of getting a new PC in his office.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は新(あたら)しいパソコンを自分(じぶん)のオフィスに入(い)れてもらうことを期待(きたい)して、いつも社長(しゃちょう)にごまをすっている。

Romanji

Kare wa atarashii pasokon o jibun no ofyisu ni iretemorau koto o kitaishite, itsumo shachō ni goma o sutteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

パソコン (パソコン)

personal computer

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.

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

オフィス (オフィス)

office

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

入れる (いれる)

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

社長 (しゃちょう)

company president; manager; director

胡麻 (ごま)

sesame (seeds)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to