新しく来た課長は部下の仕事のあら捜しばかりしているようだ。

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English Translation

The new section chief seems to spend most of his time finding fault with the work of his men.

Furigana

新(あたら)しく来(き)た課長(かちょう)は部下(ぶか)の仕事(しごと)のあら捜(さが)しばかりしているようだ。

Romanji

Atarashiku kita kachō wa buka no shigoto no arasagashi bakari shiteiru yō da.

Words

新しい (あたらしい)

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

課長 (かちょう)

section manager; section chief

は (は)

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

部下 (ぶか)

subordinate person

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

仕事 (しごと)

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

粗探し (あらさがし)

finding fault; being picky

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative