Smaller/working meeting. 会議 = formal meeting. ミーティング is also common.
Opposite of お見送り (drop-off / send-off).
Threads (糸) running like a steady stream (巠) — managing flow over time 経.
Use INTERNALLY only. Never to clients — use お世話になっております instead.
Which is the correct opener for an email TO A CLIENT?
CLIENT: 前向きに検討します
ME: SO IT'S A YES, RIGHT?
検討します ≈ polite 'no'. Don't update the forecast.
Often a polite 'soft no'. 検討します ≈ 'we'll think about it' (don't expect yes).
Use to clients/superiors. To peers: 了解しました. NEVER 了解です to a client.
議 (discussion) + 事 (matter) + 録 (record). The new hire usually writes these.
Your client says 検討させていただきます. What should you expect?
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Strong commitment after a decision. Common in formal/written business.
Often お見積書 (quote document). Standard part of any B2B deal.
What does 納期 mean?
ADDS させていただく TO EVERY VERB
CONFIDENCE: 100% / GRAMMAR: 12%
Keigo stacking is real. One layer of politeness is usually enough.
小児 (small child) + 科 (department). Other depts: 内科, 外科, 耳鼻科, 皮膚科.
請求 (request payment) + 書 (document). Pair: 領収書 (receipt).
ME: I'LL JUST SKIP THE PTA MEETING
PTA LOTTERY: 当たりました 🎉
当たる here = 'got assigned by lottery'. Congrats, you're an officer.
Most appropriate response to your boss's request?
Common in thank-you and apology emails. 心を込めて = wholeheartedly.
Formal speeches and emails. Marks an important moment or transition.
Standard register for school absence notes, work emails, official notices.
The school messages: 連絡帳をご確認ください. What should you do?
Used in all official school communication. 保護者会 = parents' association meeting.
Fire (灬) under planted earth (埶) — radiating heat 熱.
A thread (糸) measured with a ladle (勺) — a binding promise 約.
承知いたしました = humble keigo, safe for clients & senior management. 分かりました = polite but neutral, fine for peers and casual superiors but feels light to a client. 了解しました / 了解です = casual acknowledgement between equals or to juniors — NEVER use upward to a client or boss, it sounds blunt and even rude. Rule of thumb: if in doubt, 承知いたしました.
A news headline says 円安が進む. What's happening?
Ears (耳) tuned to every sound (音), defending with a spear (戈) — your post 職.
Opposite: 部下 (subordinate). 同僚 = colleague.
A big (大) sword (刀) carving a pledge — the original sealed contract 契.
母子手帳 (mother-child handbook) tracks all of these. Check 接種券 (voucher) before going.
Hands (扌) pressed together bowing — humble action prefix 拝.
Humble. Pair: お礼申し上げます (thank you), お詫び申し上げます (apologize).
WHEN YOU SEND お疲れ様です
TO YOUR CLIENT BY MISTAKE
お疲れ様です = internal only. Clients get お世話になっております.
Stepping (彳) at dawn (旦) inch by inch (寸) — that's how you gain 得.
Titles matter. 部長 (dept manager), 課長 (section chief), 係長 (team lead).
A person (亻) and a cow (牛) — every cow is one separate matter (件) to deal with.
取引 (transaction) + 先 (destination). Different from お客様 (end customer).
売り上げ also written 売上高. Distinct from 利益 (profit).
Children gather under one roof to receive (享) knowledge — that's a 塾.
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A peaceful (安) wooden (木) desk — where you sit to draft a proposal 案.
Daily check for parents of 保育園 / 小学校 kids. Teachers and parents both write in it.
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Stacked politeness. Drops to いただけますか for normal polite, いただけませんか for slightly softer.
The default opener for almost every business email to a client. Internal: お疲れ様です.
Several times a year. Parents observe the actual lesson from the back of the room.
納 (deliver) + 期 (period). 納期厳守 = strictly meet the deadline.
Most polite closer. 申し上げます is even more formal.
Standard wording when calling/messaging the school. Opposite: 出席.
条 (article/clause) + 件 (matter). Used in every contract negotiation.
MONDAY 9AM 朝礼
ME: 承知いたしました (没 understood anything)
承知いたしました buys you ~30 seconds to figure out what was actually said.
当たる ('hit') here = 'got assigned by lottery' — a common (and dreaded) parent experience.