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My boss took me to task for the poor quality of my work.
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Vocabulary list

joushi
noun
  1. (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
boku
pronoun
  1. I; me
  2. you (when addressing young boys)
  3. manservant
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
shigotoburi
noun
  1. the way one works; one's working manner
shigoto
noun, suru verb
  1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
noun
  1. work
buri
suffix, noun
  1. style; manner; way
  2. after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
ii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
kagen
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition
noun
  1. (health) condition; state of health
noun, suru verb
  1. adjustment; moderation; regulation
  2. addition and subtraction
noun, used as a suffix
  1. slight sign of ...; slight state of ...
  2. just right for ...
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)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
kimetsukeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kimetsuketa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
  2. to scold; to take (a person) to task
kimeru

masu stem

kime
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
  2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
  3. to persist in doing; to go through with
  4. to always do; to have made a habit of (as 決めている)
  5. to take for granted; to assume
  6. to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
  7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
  8. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
  9. to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
tsukeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuketa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
  2. to furnish (a house with)
  3. to wear; to put on
  4. to keep a diary; to make an entry
  5. to appraise; to set (a price)
  6. to allot; to budget; to assign
  7. to bring alongside
  8. to place (under guard or doctor)
  9. to follow; to shadow
  10. to load; to give (courage to)
  11. to keep (an eye on)
  12. to establish (relations or understanding)
  13. to turn on (light)
  14. to produce flowers; to produce fruit (of a plant)

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