立彬の日本語
その次官は政界のボスたちのおかげで地位に留まることができた。
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The undersecretary was maintained in office by the political bosses.
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その， そん， 其の
1. that, the
2. part (as in "part two")
3. um ..., er ..., uh ...
那个；部分（如“第二部分”）
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政界， せいかい
1. (world of) politics, political world, political circles
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おかげで， お陰で， お蔭で， 御蔭で， 御陰で
1. thanks to ..., owing to ..., because of ...
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地位， ちい
1. (social) position, status, standing
2. position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
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ことができる， ことが出来る， 事ができる， 事が出来る
1. to be able (to), to be possible (to)
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は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用；助词，表示所有关系
たち， 達
1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
复数后缀
に
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
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