How to say brown-nosing in Japanese

吮癰舐痔【せんようしじsen'youshiji】

expression:

  • currying favour (favor); brown-nosing; bootlicking; sucking pus from carbuncles and licking hemorrhoids (haemorrhoids) [literal]

Example Sentences

ブラウンBURAUNさんsanをwoお願いしますonegaishimasu。
May I talk to Mr. Brown?
冷たいtsumetai北風kitakazeがga木の葉konohaをwo茶色chairoにniしたshita。
The cold north wind turned the leaves brown.
留守中rusuchuuブラウンBURAUNさんsanとtoおっしゃるossharu方houがgaこられましたkoraremashitaよyo。
Mr Brown came to see you were out.
留守中rusuchuuにniブラウンBURAUNさんsanとtoおっしゃるossharu方houがga来られましたkitararemashitaよyo。
A Mr. Brown came to see you when you were out.
郵便局yuubinkyokuはhaそのsono茶色chairoのno建物tatemonoだda。
The post office is that brown building.

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