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.