Manners & Customs 礼儀と習慣 Flashcards
(45 cards)
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