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A groper's condemnation with 自業自得

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Rinko tells Saijou how she first met Takeo through her encounter with a groper on the train. It was Takeo who came to her rescue.

凛子(りんこ):
「その(あと) そのチカンにうちの自業自得(じごうじとく)だみたいなこと()われて」
“After that, the groper essentially told me it was my own fault.”
西城(さいじょう):
「なに そのチカン さいあく!!」
“What?! That groper is the worst!”

Vocabulary

(あと)
afterwards
チカン
groper, molester
自業自得(じごうじとく)
reaping what you sow, getting what one deserves
()
to say
  1. ()
  2. ()われる (receptive)
  3. ()われて (te-form)
最悪(さいあく)
the worst

Grammar

〜みたいな
Indicates similarity or likeness, similar to "like" or "sort of" in English
〜こと()われる
Receptive construction meaning "to be told something"