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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
