Otesū Desuga (お手数ですが – I’m Sorry to Trouble You)
Otesū Desuga お手数ですが When asking someone to do a task in a business setting, we often use the phrase otesū
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Shitsunen (失念 – Slipping One’s Mind)
Shitsunen 失念 The most common phrase to use when you forget to do something is wasurete imashita (忘れていました – “I
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Shucchō (出張 – Business Trip)
Shucchō 出張 I am now visiting the US on a business trip. 私は今、出張 (business trip)でアメリカに来ています。 To visit a different area
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Japanese Airline
Japanese Airline 日本の航空会社 I have been to overseas three times by airplane so far. 私はこれまで3回、飛行機で海外に行ったことがあります。 All airlines that I used
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Kara Shucchō (カラ出張 – A Fake Business Trip)
Kara Shucchō カラ出張 I work at a university and sometimes go on a business trip using public research spending. 私は大学に勤めており、公的研究費で出張をすることがあります。
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Yaboyou (野暮用 – Trivial Errand)
Yaboyou 野暮用 Today I had some ‘yaboyou’ (野暮用). 私は今日、「野暮用」がありました。 ‘Yaboyou’ means a minor business to do or a trivial errand
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Ushi no Yodare (牛の涎 – Cow’s Drool)
Ushi no Yodare 牛の涎 In Japanese, there is a phrase “ushi no yodare” (牛の涎). 日本語には「牛の涎」という表現があります。 Ushi (牛) means ‘cow’ or
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Ao Tenjō (青天井 – Dome of the Sky)
Ao Tenjō 青天井 Have you ever thought that the sky was a blue ceiling? 空を見上げたとき、青色の天井だと思ったことはありますか？ In Japan, there is the
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Nicchimo Sacchimo Ikanai
Today I will talk about the phrase “nicchimo sacchimo ikanai”. にっちもさっちもいかない “Nicchimo sacchimo ikanai” means that something/someone is completely pinned
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