店員はその仕事にあまり骨を折らなかった。

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English Translation

The clerk didn't take much trouble over the work.

Furigana

店員(てんいん)はその仕事(しごと)にあまり骨(ぼね)を折(お)らなかった。

Romanji

Ten'in wa sono shigoto ni amaribone o oranakatta.

Words

店員 (てんいん)

shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

仕事 (しごと)

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

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

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.

折る (おる)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end