一いっ兵ぺい卒そつ

noun

private; foot soldier; infantryman

Literal military rank: the lowest enlisted soldier. Used in historical or modern military contexts.

• 彼かれは一いっ兵ぺい卒そつとして入にゅう隊たいした。

  He enlisted as a private.

• 戦せん場じょうでは一いっ兵ぺい卒そつの役やく割わりも重じゅう要ようだ。

  Even the role of a foot soldier is important on the battlefield.

noun

underling; low-level worker; minor player

Figurative extension: a person of low rank or little influence in an organization, team, or group. Often used modestly or dismissively.

• 私わたしはまだ会かい社しゃの一いっ兵ぺい卒そつに過すぎません。

  I'm still just a low-level worker in the company.

• 彼かれはチームの一いっ兵ぺい卒そつとして貢こう献けんした。

  He contributed as a minor player on the team.