私たちの上司は提出されたすべての書類にざっと目を通す。

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English Translation

Our boss looks over every paper presented to him.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの上司(じょうし)は提出(ていしゅつ)されたすべての書類(しょるい)にざっと目(め)を通(とお)す。

Romanji

Watashitachi no jōshi wa teishutsusareta subete no shorui ni zatto me o tōsu.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

は (は)

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

提出 (ていしゅつ)

to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in; presentation; submission; filing

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

書類 (しょるい)

documents; official papers

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

ざっと (ざっと)

roughly; in round numbers; cursorily; briefly

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

通す (とおす)

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass; to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept; to force agreement; to continue (in a state); to persist in; to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end; to carry through; to complete