Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

()()てるto collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to appoint, to promote, to give patronage

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to

    All Forms

    取り立てる 【とりたてる】取立てる 【とりたてる】取りたてる 【とりたてる】

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      一番(いちばん)真面目(まじめ)社員(しゃいん)店長(てんちょう)()()てる

      To promote the most hardworking employee to store manager.

      • N1

      オーナーに今月(こんげつ)家賃(やちん)()()られました。

      The owner collected this month's rent from me.

      • N1

      貧乏(びんぼう)(にん)から税金(ぜいきん)()()てる(とき)罪悪(ざいあく)(かん)(いだ)きます。

      I feel guilty when I have to collect taxes from the poor.

      • N1

      (かれ)支店(してん)(ちょう)()()られるが(はや)いか、態度(たいど)豹変(ひょうへん)させました。

      The moment he was promoted to branch manager, his attitude completely changed.

      • N1

      (いち)()失敗(しっぱい)()()部下(ぶか)()めるとは…(かれ)には(ひと)(こころ)がないのだろうか…。

      To single someone out and blame them over one mistake... does he even have a heart?

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