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彼かれは上じょう司しに、なぜその決けっ定ていを下くだしたのかを厳きびしく聞ききただした。

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上じょう司し

superior; boss; higher-up

noun

direction, time, indirect object, or target marker

why; how; for what reason

pre-noun adjective, interjection

決けっ定てい

decision; determination

noun, suru verb

make a decision; give a judgment; hand down a verdict

-> 下すgodan verb, suffix

past tense or completed action

possession, attribution, nominalizer, or nominal linker

question or alternative marker

厳きびしく

strict; severe; rigorous

-> 厳しいi-adjective

聞ききただし

question closely; probe for the truth; ascertain by asking

-> 聞きただすgodan verb

past tense or completed action