上役
うわやく
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
Meanings
Noun
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
Example sentences
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He is in favor with his superiors.
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He is in disfavour with his superiors.
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She's having an affair with her boss.
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He was made to work all day by the boss.
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Don't be subservient to your boss.
More examples (10)
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He is contemptuous of his boss's narrow mind.
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The secretary noted down what her boss had said.
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Tom was called down by his boss for coming late to work.
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It is courageous of him to oppose his boss.
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You must inform your superior of the results.
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He tried to sell the boss the new idea.
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His boss has a good opinion of his knowledge of computers.
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His boss has a good opinion of his knowledge of computers.
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If the boss says you've got to work overtime, then there's no choice but to do so.
その係長は勤勉な男ではないが、上役にとり入る術を心得ているから、早く昇進するのだ。
The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.