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He is buttering up to his boss.
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aitsu
pronoun
  1. he; she; that guy (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.)
joushi
noun
  1. (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
gomawosuru

te-form

gomawosutte
expression, godan verb
  1. to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
goma
noun
  1. sesame seeds
  2. sesame (Sesamum indicum)
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.
suru

te-form

sutte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
  2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
yagaru
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to have the nerve to (after the -te form or -masu stem of a verb; indicates hatred, contempt, or disdain for another's action)
ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
garu
suffix, godan verb
  1. to show signs of being; to feel; to think (following adj. stem)
  2. to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if (following adj. stem or noun)

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