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JAPAN GLOSSARY: BUSINESS, MARKETING, RECRUITING, HUMAN RESOURCES & CULTURAL


Salaries / Compensation / Titles / Departments


Salary 
Earnings 年収
Compensation 年収
Human Resources Department 人事部
Kacho 課長
Bucho 部長


Department Names
Job titles / Positions - Tantou, Manager, Secretary, Front, etc.

sempai (kouhai) 後輩
kouhai (sempai) 先輩
co-worker 同僚

Legal / Law Industry


Legal / Law Industry 
bengoshi - admitted to the japanese bar 弁護士
gaiben - foreigner register attorney 外弁
zeirishi - tax lawyer 税理士
shihoshoshi - judicial scriveners (similar to paralegals) 司法書士



Accounting / Finance / Tax / Banking


Accounting Department - Keiribu 経理部
Accountant - Kaikeisha 会計者
Accounting - Kaikei 家計
Bookkeeper - Boki license
CPA - Kounin ... 
Tax Attorney - Zeirishi 税理士
Attorney, types of - Gaiben, etc. 外弁
Quantitative Easing (Monetary Pumping) - ryouteki kinyuu kanwa  量的金融緩和


Real Estate


Tsubo: The standard measure of property in Japan is 3.3 square meters, or 35.5 square feet.

Education / Educational


Gakubatsu 学閥
Keiretsu 系列
Alumni
College / University Names 大学 ・ 大学院

Gaku 学校
Tandai 短大
Daigaku 大学
Daigakuin 大学院

Degrees
Fields of Study 専門
Ph.d  博士
Masters
Undergrad
Electronics 電子
Electrical Engineer 電子技術者
English Literature
Physics
Psychology 心理学
Math 数学
History 履歴氏
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineer

Business ビジネス
Marketing 
Economics 経済学
Political Science
Biology
Chemistry 化学 (かがく)
Science 科学 (かがく)
Finance 財政学 (ざいせいがく)
Accounting 会計学 (かいけいがく)

Immigration / Work Visa / Work Permits / Taxation


Immigration Office / Bureau 入国管理
Visa Types
Specialist Humanities 

National Tax
Residence Tax 住民税

JLPT Test - Nihongo Nouryoku Kentei (日本語能力検定)


At Restaurant, Cafe, Dinner, Bar (e.g, with Clients or Candidates)


Bill / Check
Pay At Table or ...
Where To Pay
Bill Please / Check Please - okaikei, okanjou
Receipt Please - ryoshuusho Please

Make Reservations
How Many People
Smoking or Non-smoking
Smoking
Non-smoking

Do You have a reservations
Which one you like -- this or that.

Can I have the bill please
Would you like anything? 

Greetings / Introductions / Chit Chat / Small Talk


Greetings
Introductions
Chit chat
Small talk 

General Phrases


Please delay - enki shite kudasai

Translator
Interpreter

Are you okay now? how is your time?

Please say that again?
Please speak slower
I'm sorry I don't understand

Transportation and Directions


Transportation types methods
Directions

Trains
Suicide
Delay
Find the train schedule and router finders here....

Change trains - norikai


Interviews / Resumes / CVs / Changing Jobs


An employment agreement (雇用契約 koyō keiyaku) where the object is the completion of labor under the employing party's direction.

An independent contractor agreement (請負契約 ukeoi keiyaku) where the object is the completion of a specific task.

Career
Career plan
Career planning
Change jobs
Shuushoku
Tenshoku

Shuushoku vs Tenshoku

Restructure / laid off / downsized / RIF / RIF'd
Fired
Voluntary resignation
Retire

Human resources department
Map 
Directons
Exit
Locations
Department names
Job titles / positions - tantou, manager, secretary, front, etc.
Interview - mensetsu, mendan
Preparation - junbi
Resume- rirekisho
Resume biz - shokumu keirekisho  

NG

OTP -- on the program

Voluntary resignation (according to protocol) Enman taishoku
taishoku shoumeisho zaiseki shoumeisho

Bonus
Incentive 
TOIEC
TOEFL
JPLT - rankings, ratings and meaning
JPLT test - nihongo nouryoku kentei 
Seishain
Keiyaku sha
Shiyo kikan
Hakken

Salary - kyuryo
Monthly - maitsuki
Monthly salary - 
Base salary
Base salary, before taxes - kihon kyu zei biki mae
Interviewing candidates
Strengths
Weaknesses 


Tech Talk / Industry Talk / General Business


Virtualize
Catalyst
Semiconductor
Semiconductor circuit

Test measurement
Amortization
Market Entry
Export
Import
Market research
Market barriers






Acknowledgements:

  • Matthew Schlecht, PhD of Word Alchemy (wordalchemytranslation.com) for his sharp eye in catching and bringing to our attention our earlier errors with the homonyms Chemistry 化学 (かがく) and Science 科学 (かがく). These are both fixed now.




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