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Since in this organization they're all chiefs and no Indians, it's a wonder any decisions get made.
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Vocabulary list

kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
  2. last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
  3. you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
soshiki
noun, suru verb
  1. organization; organisation; formation
  2. structure; construction; setup; constitution
noun
  1. system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
  2. tissue
  3. texture (of a rock)
noun, suru verb
  1. weave (of a fabric)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kanbu
noun
  1. management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
bakari
particle
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. approximately; about
  3. just (finished, etc.) (after the -ta form of a verb)
  4. as if to; (as though) about to (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に))
  5. indicates emphasis (often …とばかり(に))
  6. always; constantly
nawotsuraneru

te-form

nawotsuranete
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to have one's name entered (in a list)
na
noun
  1. name; given name
  2. title
  3. fame; renown; reputation
  4. pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tsuraneru

te-form

tsuranete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to line up; to put in a row
  2. to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)
  3. to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate
  4. to take along with; to bring with
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hatashite
hatashite
adverb
  1. as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough
  2. really; actually; ever (used in interrogative and hypothetical sentences)
kettei
noun, suru verb
  1. decision; determination
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kudasu

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

kudaseru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
  2. to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order
  3. to let go down; to lower
  4. to do oneself; to do by oneself
  5. to beat; to defeat
  6. to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea
  7. to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping (after -masu stem of verb)
noka
particle
  1. endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)
  2. lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
ayashii
i adjective
  1. suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy
  2. doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely; implausible
  3. untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor
  4. strange; weird; eerie; spooky; uncanny
  5. ominous (e.g. weather); threatening; dangerous (e.g. financial situation); uncertain
  6. suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
  7. mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting (also 妖しい)
ayashii
i adjective
  1. mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
mono
noun
  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. quality
  5. reason; the way of things
  6. 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 (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  2. cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix
  1. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  2. really; truly
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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