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    Thread: Tips for Japanese Job Interviews
Post: Tips for Japanese Job Interviews

erlog Wrote:I do have a beard, but I try to keep it pretty neatly trimmed. The photo attached to my résumé also has a beard. Do you think it will be a problem. I don't look asian at all so it seems li...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 9 1,787 2015-10-13, 9:17 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Yep, probably!
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2015-06-12, 5:56 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm sure someone else will be able to give a better answer, but I would translate those as follows: だって本当にその通りじゃないのと私は心の中で思った。 Well, then, it's not like that at all, I felt inside. だって= a sort of ind...
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2015-06-11, 9:16 pm
    Thread: American comedian expresses his frustration in learning Kanji
Post: American comedian expresses his frustration in lea...

erlog Wrote:I dislike him intensely because now whenever someone finds out I have Kanji Kentei 2級 they say, "oh you're like Jason!" and it's like, "umm... no. I have actual certifications that took me...
Taurus The Japanese language 31 6,672 2015-06-04, 1:49 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

I think you're pretty angry and you want to somehow blame that on Japan. Fair enough. Here, have this to lighten the mood: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/socie...5051398229
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-13, 3:44 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

erlog Wrote:The average hours worked per week in the UK is 43. I never said your situation wasn't the norm for investment banking. I said it wasn't the norm as far as working in the UK goes. Yeah, my ...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-13, 3:08 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

It is much, much easier to fire people in the US than it is in Japan. It is much easier to fire people in the UK than it is in Japan. Pretty sure Japan has stricter regulations governing the payment o...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-13, 1:21 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

erlog Wrote:Sorry, I'm not going to get into personal archaeology with you since anecdotal evidence isn't really useful. Okay, fair enough. Quote:The difference between your London experience and you...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-12, 10:53 pm
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

I do not think I have a better-than-average situation; nor do I think my situation is representative. I don't think anyone's is because I think conditions vary widely, both in Japan and abroad. But I ...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-12, 2:20 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

erlog Wrote:I understand why you would want to think "the truth is in the middle," but in this case it really isn't. I don't think the truth is in the middle; I think working in the west and working i...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-12, 12:48 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

Just to add, on the subject of working for non-Japanese companies: in my experience of this OUTSIDE of Japan, I found that you are much more likely to take your work home with you - so even if you get...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-11, 11:28 pm
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

I've been here about five years now. Everywhere I have worked you are expected to work as late as possible. Some places that means the last train; some places it means till your boss leaves; other pla...
Taurus General discussion 39 7,050 2015-05-11, 10:56 pm
    Thread: August 2014 Book Club - Advanced: 「All You Need is Kill」 by 桜坂洋
Post: August 2014 Book Club - Advanced: 「All You Need is...

Thanks for the heads-up Aikynaro!
Taurus Group study 27 9,324 2015-01-28, 11:59 am
    Thread: August 2014 Book Club - Advanced: 「All You Need is Kill」 by 桜坂洋
Post: August 2014 Book Club - Advanced: 「All You Need is...

If this is inappropriate please feel free to ignore/delete, but I am currently trying to mine All You Need Is Kill. I have a hard copy of the Japanese light novel and an e-version of the English trans...
Taurus Group study 27 9,324 2015-01-28, 8:43 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

Taurus Wrote:Something like this for example? http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%...9%A8%93+n1 Or this? http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%...9%A8%93+n1 Just a quick update for anyone who ...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,240 2014-11-12, 9:05 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

ktcgx Wrote:You should be able to find them in most Japanese bookshops for about 900 yen. Something like this for example? http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%...9%A8%93+n1 Or this? http://www.a...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,240 2014-11-10, 12:06 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Haha, but now I have another question... I just started the Anki deck Optimized Kore 2k/6k and in one of the sentences it has a kanji I don't recognize. The furigana for it was 「...
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2014-09-03, 11:53 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

南方諸都市は旅びとの扱いが手荒く、町によっては旅びとというのは北方から奪われるための金を持ってやってきて、自分たちに殺されるだけの存在だと思っている連中ばかりがいたりするのだ。 I'm afraid I don't have the surrounding sentences because I don't have the book in front of me, but this is fr...
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2014-09-03, 11:51 pm
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

Not sure if this is a small question or not, but I seem to have messed up my decks pretty substantially. My main deck is a deck of Japanese sentences with a Japanese sentence on one side, and then t...
Taurus Learning resources 448 98,258 2014-08-25, 9:10 pm
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Quote:I have also seen several e-mails addressed to some of my working Japanese friends from their colleagues and pretty much all of them were in 丁寧語, unless they were sent to many people at the same ...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-30, 12:02 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Arupan Wrote:When you first enter a company, seminar, laboratory or whatever, most people speak in a casual 丁寧語 and, as you already stated above, tend to send emails in 敬語. When you become somewhat cl...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-29, 8:49 pm
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Thanks again. I understand that 頂く is more formal than 貰う - the precise question I'm asking is about when it is appropriate to use which level of formality. I was under the impression that it was n...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-27, 2:31 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

I've worked for a few companies now and at all of them everybody uses 敬語 in internal emails and in meetings. Skype/LINE/face-to-face chats tend to be less formal. That's why I'm a bit confused about...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-27, 12:09 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Thanks, that's exactly the clarification I am looking for.
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-26, 9:19 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Thanks. John is equal to me. In the end I went for Danさんが対応することになります。 What about if I went for Johnさんが対応させて頂きます。 Could that mean that I am getting the person who sent me the original email to allow ...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-26, 5:29 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

I have a specific question about using Japanese at work, specifically about itadakimasu vs moraimasu. I was sent an email by a colleague. I want to reply to say that I will have another colleague sor...
Taurus JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,130 2014-06-25, 9:24 pm
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

yogert909 Wrote:It would probably be a lot easier to just learn the conjugation rules. Actually, that is why I want to make this deck! I have learnt the conjugation rules, and I can recognise them w...
Taurus Learning resources 448 98,258 2014-06-24, 3:49 am
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

I think the posts above answer my question, but could somebody break it down a bit more for me: I want to create a verb conjugation deck. I want to put in, say, 500 of the most common Japanese verbs. ...
Taurus Learning resources 448 98,258 2014-06-23, 9:39 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Yeah, sorry, was unable to post the context immediately. Just came here to do so and someone else has kindly done it for me! Actually from your confirmation that it was the fish doing the action I w...
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2014-05-09, 3:17 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I have another question about a sentence in 陽だまりの彼女. 頭と尻尾はみ出させて、お皿の上で魚が啖呵切ってるの。 The context seems to be that the speaker is relating a story about how when she went to Hawaii, ordered something on t...
Taurus The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,862 2014-05-07, 9:10 am