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彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。

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ぼす 逆鱗 触れ 地方 支店 追いやられた

English Translation

He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.

Furigana

(かれ)、ボスの逆鱗(げきりん)()れ、地方(ちほう)支店(してん)()いやられたよ。

Romanji

Kare, bosu no gekirin ni fure, chihō shiten ni oiyarareta yo.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
ボス (ボス)
boss
()
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
逆鱗 (げきりん)
imperial wrath
()
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
触れる (ふれる)
to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim
地方 (ちほう)
district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
支店 (してん)
branch office; branch store
追いやる (おいやる)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
()
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: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ギャク、 ゲキ、 さか、 さか.さ、 さか.らう
Meanings: inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
Readings: リン、 うろこ、 こけ、 こけら
Meaning: scales (fish)
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ツイ、 お.う
Meanings: chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile