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課長は私を奴隷のように働かせた。

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課長 奴隷 ように 働かせた

English Translation

The section chief made me work like a slave.

Furigana

課長(かちょう)(わたし)奴隷(どれい)のように(はたら)かせた。

Romanji

Kachō wa watashi o dorei no yōni hatarakaseta.

Words

課長 (かちょう)
section manager; section chief
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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.
奴隷 (どれい)
slave; servant; slavery
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
働かせる (はたらかせる)
to put someone to work; to make someone work; to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ド、 やつ、 やっこ
Meanings: guy, slave, manservant, fellow
Readings: レイ、 したが.う、 しもべ
Meanings: slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)