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Zach

社長のとっさのひらめきなんだって。

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社長 とっさ ひらめきなん だって

English Translation

It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.

Furigana

社長(しゃちょう)のとっさのひらめきなんだって。

Romanji

Shachō no tossa no hiramekinan datte.

Words

社長 (しゃちょう)
company president; manager; director
()
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
咄嗟 (とっさ)
moment; instant
閃く (ひらめく)
to flash (lightning, etc.); to flicker (lights); to glitter; to wave; to undulate; to hit on a good idea; to occur to someone
だって (だって)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well; also; they say; I hear; you mean

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior