びへつらう
kobihetsurau

Godan Verb (u)

1. to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

Intransitive
こびへつらうウェイターは最上さいじょうのテーブルをあてがわれる。なぜなら、そうしたウェイターは、いつもマネージャーや上役うわやくのきげんをとるから。
kobi hetsurau weitāwa saijōno tēburuo ategawareru. nazenara sōshita weitāwa itsumo manējāya uwayakuno kigen'o torukara.
The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.
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