後(こう)輩(はい)

長(なが)年(ねん)培(つちか)ってきた技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)で、若(わか)い後(こう)輩(はい)に御(お)株(かぶ)を奪(うば)われる始(し)末(まつ)だ。

• In the end, the position I built up with skills cultivated over many years is being snatched away by a young junior.

退(たい)職(しょく)が決(き)まったに際(さい)して、後(こう)輩(はい)たちと送(そう)別(べつ)会(かい)を開(ひら)きました。

• Upon the decision of my resignation, I held a farewell party with my juniors.

「学(がっ)校(こう)の屋(おく)上(じょう)で見(み)た夕(ゆう)焼(や)けは、本(ほん)当(とう)に美(うつく)しかったですね」と後(こう)輩(はい)に話(はな)しました。

• I said to my junior, "The sunset we saw on the school rooftop was truly beautiful, wasn't it?"

部(ぶ)署(しょ)の後(こう)輩(はい)たちに教(おし)えることは、見(み)返(かえ)りがない『縁(えん)の下(した)の舞(まい)』だと感(かん)じる日(ひ)々(び)です。

• Every day, I feel like teaching my juniors in the department is like being a 'behind-the-scenes supporter' who expects nothing in return.

部(ぶ)署(しょ)移(い)動(どう)の挨(あい)拶(さつ)に来(き)た後(こう)輩(はい)には、今(こん)後(ご)の業(ぎょう)務(む)で困(こま)ったことがあればいつでも相(そう)談(だん)してほしいと声(こえ)をかけてあげました。

• To the junior who came to say goodbye due to their departmental transfer, I told them that they can always come to me for advice if they run into any trouble with their work in the future.

トムは高(こう)校(こう)の後(こう)輩(はい)です。

• Tom and I went to the same high school.
• Tom and I went to the same high school. He was a year behind me.

後(こう)輩(はい)いじめは止(と)めましょう。

• Let's stop picking on juniors.

トムは高(こう)校(こう)の2コ下(か)の後(こう)輩(はい)です。

• Tom and I went to the same high school. He was two years below me.

後(こう)輩(はい)いびって、楽(たの)しいのかしら？

• Do they enjoy teasing juniors, I wonder?
• I wonder, do they enjoy teasing juniors?

トムは高(こう)校(こう)時(じ)代(だい)の1つ下(した)の後(こう)輩(はい)です。

• Tom and I went to the same high school. He was a year behind me.