数年前、ある仕事を得るために面接を受けているときに、私はその職を求める競争者に紹介された。

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English Translation

Several years ago, in the course of being interviewed for a job, I was introduced to a competitor for the position.

Furigana

数(すう)年(ねん)前(まえ)、ある仕事(しごと)を得(え)るために面接(めんせつ)を受(う)けているときに、私(わたし)はその職(しょく)を求(もと)める競争者(きょうそうしゃ)に紹介(しょうかい)された。

Romanji

Sū nen mae, aru shigoto o eru tameni mensetsu o uketeiru tokini, watashi wa sono shoku o motomeru kyōsōsha ni shōkaisareta.

Words

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

面接 (めんせつ)

interview

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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...

職 (しょく、そく)

job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

競争者 (きょうそうしゃ)

competitor; rival

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

紹介 (しょうかい)

introduction; presentation; referral; listing