BJT flashcards

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尊敬語

Respectful Japanese verb forms that describe actions of customers, superiors, or out-group people; they elevate the person performing the action, not the speaker.

謙譲語

Humble Japanese verb forms that lower the speaker's own or in-group's actions toward the listener; use them when your team acts for a customer or superior.

～ていただけますか

Polite request pattern meaning 'could you please do...'; it signals the speaker wants an action from the listener, not a statement of fact.

検討します

Business Japanese phrase meaning 'we will consider it'; often a soft non-commitment or refusal, so it should not be read as immediate agreement.

見送らせていただきます

Humble refusal formula meaning 'we will refrain from it'; in business listening it usually signals a declined proposal, order, or participation.

折り返し電話

Callback call; when taking a message, record the caller's name, company, phone number, and preferred time before confirming that someone will call back.

上旬・中旬・下旬

Parts of a month: first ten days, middle ten days, and last ten or eleven days; convert them to concrete dates when an announcement gives a deadline.

翌日

The next day after a stated or implied reference date; in listening tasks, anchor it to the date or day mentioned earlier in the conversation.

条件付き承諾

Acceptance tied to conditions such as price, deadline, or quantity; listen for ～なら or ～であれば because the deal is not final until those conditions are met.

伝言メモ

Message memo taken during a call; it should capture who called, when, why, and what action the listener must take, including any callback number.

取引先

Business partner or client company; in keigo, people from this external company are treated as out-group, so use humble forms for your own company's actions toward them.

変更になりました

Announcement that a prior plan or document has changed; treat the newly spoken information as current and revise the earlier written detail accordingly.

訂正します

I correct or revise it; this marker tells listeners that the following information replaces an earlier figure, time, name, or instruction in the document.

先ほどの資料

The document or materials mentioned just before; it signals that the speaker is referring back to a shared written source and may update one item in it.

～の場合

In the case of...; it introduces a condition, so match the spoken condition to the correct row, scenario, or written instruction before choosing an answer.

～次第

As soon as or depending on; in business listening it often links a completed action to the next step, such as 確認次第ご連絡します.

こちら・そちら

Deictic words meaning here/there or this/that side; resolve them from context, as they may refer to a document section, meeting room, or the other company.

前回比

Comparison with the previous time or period; read the figure as current value minus previous value, often shown as a percentage change rather than a raw amount.

予算比

Comparison against budget; a positive figure means actual or planned spending is above budget, while a negative figure means it is below budget.

単位

Unit of measurement such as 円, 人, 件, or パーセント; check the unit in the written table and in the spoken number before matching data.

最新情報優先

Rule that the most recent explicit update overrides older written or spoken information, especially when the speaker says the document has been revised.

件名

Email subject line; it often states the purpose or required action, so scan it first to predict the email's content and urgency.

ご査収ください

Please check and receive the attached documents; a formal email phrase used when sending files for review, approval, or record.

お世話になっております

Standard business greeting meaning 'thank you for your continued support'; it opens most formal emails and calls but carries little task-specific information.

～に伴い

Due to or accompanying; a notice uses it to link a cause, such as a system change, to an effect, such as a new procedure or deadline.

ただし

However; it introduces an exception or condition that limits the preceding rule, so the exception takes priority when applying the notice.

なお

Additionally or note that; it adds supplementary information, often a deadline, contact point, or change that is easy to overlook.

消費税

Consumption tax added to a subtotal; distinguish 税抜 price before tax from 税込 price after tax when reading estimates or invoices.

小計

Subtotal before tax or adjustments; total equals subtotal plus tax plus fees minus discounts, so do not confuse subtotal with the final amount due.

前年同期比

Year-on-year comparison with the same period last year; calculate it as current period value minus last year's same-period value, then express as a percentage if needed.

構成比

Composition ratio or share of a whole; compute it as each part divided by the total, and check that all shares sum to 100 percent.

ご確認の上

After checking or upon confirmation; it tells the reader to review the content first and then take the requested action, such as replying or submitting.