課長からもらった推薦状が物を言った。

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課長からもらった推薦状が物を言った。

English Translation

The recommendation from my boss made all the difference.

Furigana

課長(かちょう)からもらった推薦状(すいせんじょう)が物(もの)を言(い)った。

Romanji

Kachō kara moratta suisenjō ga mono o itta.

Words

課長 (かちょう)

section manager; section chief

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something

推薦状 (すいせんじょう)

letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference

が (が)

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

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

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.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise