Manners & Customs 礼儀と習慣 Flashcards
習慣(しゅうかん)
social customs
おしえてください(教えてください)
Please tell/teach me
マナー
manners
礼儀(れいぎ)
social etiquette
お辞儀(おじぎ)
bowing
目お合わせすぎない(めおあわせすぎない)
avoiding long eye contact
靴を脱ぐ(くつをぬぐ)
take off your shoes
正座(せいざ)
proper Japanese sitting posture.
(This is accomplished by sitting upright on the shins, having the buttock make contact and rest on the Achilles and the palms of the hands rest on the thighs just above the knees.)
建前(たてまえ)
Diplomatic show of interest, concern, appreciation, etc.
attentiveness to someone’s desires and interests etc.
本音(ほんね)
real intentions, feelings, etc.; those thoughts and feeling that are kept inside and not shared when being 建前 with individuals/customers/others.
贈り物(おくりもの)
gift-giving
お返し(おかえし)
giving something back
おみやげ
souvenir
つまらない物ですが(つまらないものですが)
it’s only a small gift
結構なものを(けっこうなものを)
What a nice gift!
ほんのお返しです(ほんのおかえしです)
Just a little thank-you gift
目上(めうえ)
senior/older
目下(めした)
junior/younger
先輩(せんぱい)
more experienced
this is used often in companies and in school setting
後輩(こうはい)
Less experienced/least experience
(Though this is understood, it should not be used by the 先輩 to denote their higher experience over the 後輩 person; using that persons name suffices.)
気配り(きくばり)
thoughtful attention (attentiveness)
お世辞(おせじ)
flattery
敬語(けいご)
respectful/polite language
try not to use slang or shortened words in the presence of 目上人 or people of important stature
陰口(かげぐち)
talking behind someone’s back
日本では重要です(にほんではじゅうようです)
It is important in Japan
重要(じゅうよう)
important
年功序列(ねんこうじょれつ)
seniority system
older/elders have priority
名刺(めいし)
name cards/business card
学歴(がくれき)
educational background
コネ
connection (personal)
義理(ぎり)
social obligation
人情(にんじょう)
warmth/kindness
予感(よかん)
knowing
勘(かん)
gut feeling
腹芸(はらげい)
art of non-verbal understanding
gesturing, posture, expression both face and body
面目(めんぼく)
- face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
- appearance, look
恥(はじ)
shameful
personal such as with dropping a dish or glass cup in public
和(わ)
unity/harmony
togetherness, all as one
派閥(はばつ)
clique/faction/group/gang
見え(みえ)
appearance’ sake
(How you appear in public with show of マナー)
我慢(がまん)
patience
able to wait for one’s opportunity, non-rushing
謙遜(けんそん)
modesty
Someone notices something expensive you are wearing, but you say it is not expensive even though you know that it was
遠慮(えんりょ)
restraint/reserved/self-control
世間体(せけんてい)
social reputation
グチ
complain (to fish for sympathy)