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N1 Noun

(しもべ)servant, manservant, menial

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    1. Noun

      1.

      servant, manservant, menial

      Usually written using kana alone

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    僕 【しもべ】下部 【しもべ】隷 【しもべ】

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      (しもべ)主人(しゅじん)()いなりである。

      I am wholly subject to my master's orders. {servant, manservant, menial}

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      主人(しゅじん)(さま)忠実(ちゅうじつ)(しもべ)()きです。

      The master likes a faithful servant. {servant, manservant, menial}

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      デーヴァダーシーという(おど)()(かみ)(しもべ)だ。

      The dancer called Devadasi is a servant of God. {servant, manservant, menial}

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      社員(しゃいん):「(ぼく)(しもべ)となって(はたら)けばこそ社長(しゃちょう)満足(まんぞく)します!」

      Employee: "Only when I work being true to myself, the boss will be satisfied!" {servant, manservant, menial}

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      人種(じんしゅ)問題(もんだい)尽力(じんりょく)した(かれ)人民(じんみん)(しもべ)となっていたと()っても過言(かごん)ではない。

      It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that he, who devoted himself to racial issues, had become a servant of the people. {servant, manservant, menial}

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