私は上司におじぎして挨拶しますが、上司は頷いて答えます。

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English Translation

I bow to the boss in greeting, and he returns my bow with a nod.

Furigana

私(わたし)は上司(じょうし)におじぎして挨拶(あいさつ)しますが、上司(じょうし)は頷(うなず)いて答(こた)えます。

Romanji

Watashi wa jōshi ni ojigishite aisatsushimasu ga, jōshi wa unazuite kotaemasu.

Words

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

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

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

お辞儀 (おじぎ)

bow; bowing

挨拶 (あいさつ)

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge; retaliation; a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

頷く (うなずく、うなづく)

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply