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Use Following up while protecting confidential client information to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
選考プロセスの次のステップを明確にしていただけますか。
sen-KOH proh-SEH-soo noh TSOO-gee soo-TEHP-poo oh may-KAH-koo nee shee-TEH ee-tah-dah-KEH-mahss kah Could you clarify the next steps in the process?
B
面接委員会は提出資料を確認し、もう一度お話しする必要があるかどうかを判断します。
men-SEH-tsoo een-KAI wa tay-SHOO-tsoo shee-RYOH oh kah-koo-NEEN shee, moh EET-chee-doh oh-hah-NAH-shee soo-roo heet-soo-YOH gah ah-roo kah doh kah oh hahn-DAHN shee-MAHSS The panel will review your materials and decide whether another conversation is needed.
A
ご依頼のサンプルを応募ポータルからアップロードできます。
goh-ee-RAI noh sahn-POO-roo oh OH-boh poh-TAH-roo kah-rah ahp-poo-ROH-doh deh-kee-MAHSS I can upload the requested samples through the application portal.
B
お話しされていたプロジェクトの概要は、特に役立ちそうです。
oh-hah-NAH-shee sah-reh-TAY-tah proh-jeh-koo-toh noh guy-YOH wa, toh-koo-NEE yah-koo-DAH-chee soh dehss The project summary you mentioned would be especially useful.
A
機密の顧客情報を明らかにせずに、背景を含めることができます。
kee-MEET-soo noh koh-KYAH-koo joh-HOH oh ah-kee-RAH-kah nee SEH-zoo nee, high-KAY oh foo-koo-MEH-roo KOH-toh gah deh-kee-MAHSS I can include context without exposing confidential client information.
B
機密情報を扱う際に、そのような判断力がここでは重要です。
kee-MEET-soo joh-HOH oh ah-tsoo-KAH-oo SIGH nee, soh-noh YOH nah hahn-DAHN-ryoh-koo gah KOH-koh deh-wah JOO-yoh dehss That kind of judgment when handling confidential information is important here.
A
選考結果について、いつごろご連絡いただけるでしょうか。
sen-KOH KEHK-kah nee TSOO-ee-teh, ee-tsoo GOH-roh goh-rehn-RAH-koo ee-tah-dah-KEH-roo deh-SHOH kah When should I expect to hear the outcome of the review?
B
面接委員会の話し合いが終わった後で、ご連絡します。
men-SEH-tsoo een-KAI noh hah-nah-shee-EYE gah oh-WAHT-tah ah-toh deh, goh-rehn-RAH-koo shee-MAHSS We will contact you after the panel finishes its discussion.Word by Word
選考
In this dialogue, 「選考」 means the selection or screening process used to evaluate a job applicant. It appears in 「選考プロセス」 and 「選考結果」, so it is useful when discussing hiring decisions.
プロセス
「プロセス」 means process in 「選考プロセス」, the sequence of steps in the selection process. It is a loanword commonly used after a noun to identify an organized series of steps.
の
In 「選考プロセスの次のステップ」, 「の」 links 「選考プロセス」 to the following noun phrase and shows that the next steps belong to that process. This linking pattern is used between nouns when one noun describes or specifies another.
次
Here, 「次」 means next, as in the next item in an ordered process. In 「次のステップ」, it comes before 「の」 and the noun it describes.
ステップ
「ステップ」 means step in 「次のステップ」, referring to a stage in the selection process. It is a common loanword for an individual stage of a procedure.
を
In 「ステップを明確にして」, 「を」 marks 「ステップ」 as the object being made clear. It commonly follows the noun that receives an action.
明確
「明確」 supplies the meaning clear or specific in 「明確にして」. The whole expression 「明確にしていただけますか」 politely asks someone to clarify something.
に
In 「明確にして」, 「に」 changes 「明確」 into the resulting state or manner of making something clear. It is used here before 「して」 to connect the description to the action.
して
In 「明確にしていただけますか」, 「して」 continues the action of making the next steps clear into a polite request. It is the connecting form used before 「いただけますか」 in this expression.
いただけます
In 「していただけますか」, 「いただけます」 makes the request respectful and means receiving the favor of someone doing the action. This is a useful polite pattern for asking another person to do something.
か
At the end of 「していただけますか」, 「か」 marks the sentence as a question. It turns the polite request into a question directed to the interviewer.
面接委員会
「面接委員会」 means the interview panel, the group reviewing the candidate. In 「面接委員会は」, it is the group responsible for reviewing the materials and deciding the next step.
は
In 「面接委員会は」, 「は」 marks 「面接委員会」 as the topic of the sentence. It introduces what the panel will do.
提出資料
「提出資料」 means the materials submitted by the applicant. In 「提出資料を確認し」, it is the material that the panel reviews.
確認し
「確認し」 means review or check in 「提出資料を確認し、判断します」. It connects the checking action to the following decision, so the panel reviews the materials and then decides.
もう一度
「もう一度」 means one more time or again in 「もう一度お話しする」. It is used before an action when that action will happen again.
お話し
In 「もう一度お話しする」, 「お話し」 refers respectfully to having a conversation. The whole expression means having another conversation, and the respectful form suits a job-interview setting.
する
In 「お話しする」, 「する」 completes the expression for having a conversation. Together with 「お話し」, it describes another interview-related discussion rather than a general physical action.
必要
「必要」 means need or necessity in 「必要がある」. Here, the panel is deciding whether another conversation is necessary.
が
In 「必要がある」, 「が」 marks 「必要」 as what exists or is present. This pattern expresses that there is a need for something.
ある
In 「必要がある」, 「ある」 means exist, giving the phrase the meaning be needed or be necessary. It is used with 「必要」 to describe whether another conversation is required.
かどうか
「かどうか」 expresses whether or not in 「必要があるかどうか」. The 「か」 introduces the embedded question, while 「どうか」 completes the whether-or-not meaning; the whole construction is used before a verb such as 「判断します」.
判断します
「判断します」 means decide or determine in 「必要があるかどうかを判断します」. It is used when someone evaluates information and reaches a decision, here about whether another conversation is needed.
ご依頼
「ご依頼」 means the request in 「ご依頼のサンプル」, with respectful wording for the request made by the interviewer or organization. It directly describes the samples being requested.
サンプル
「サンプル」 means sample in 「ご依頼のサンプル」. Here it refers to work samples that the candidate can upload for review.
応募
「応募」 means application or applying in 「応募ポータル」. It identifies the portal as the one used for the job application process.
ポータル
「ポータル」 means portal in 「応募ポータル」, the online place used to submit application materials. It commonly follows a noun that identifies the portal's purpose.
から
In 「応募ポータルからアップロードできます」, 「から」 marks the portal as the source or route through which the samples are uploaded. It is useful for identifying where an action starts or is carried out from.
アップロード
「アップロード」 means upload in 「アップロードできます」. It names the action of sending the samples to the application portal.
できます
In 「アップロードできます」, 「できます」 means can do, so the speaker says they are able to upload the samples. This pattern follows an action expression to state ability or possibility.
されていた
In 「お話しされていたプロジェクト」, 「されていた」 marks the project as something the other person had mentioned earlier, using respectful wording. This form comes before the noun it describes, here 「プロジェクト」.
プロジェクト
「プロジェクト」 means project in 「プロジェクトの概要」. It identifies the work whose overview the interviewer had mentioned.
概要
「概要」 means summary or overview in 「プロジェクトの概要」. It refers to a concise presentation of the project's main points and is useful when offering work materials.
特に
「特に」 means especially in 「特に役立ちそうです」. It emphasizes that the project overview would be particularly useful compared with other possible materials.
役立ちそう
「役立ちそう」 means seems likely to be useful in 「特に役立ちそうです」. The form presents the usefulness as an expectation or impression rather than an absolute claim.
です
At the end of 「特に役立ちそうです」, 「です」 gives the statement a polite ending. It makes the assessment appropriate for a formal conversation such as a job interview.
機密
In 「機密の顧客情報」, 「機密」 means confidential and describes information that must be protected. It is placed before 「の」 to specify the kind of customer information.
顧客情報
「顧客情報」 means client or customer information in 「機密の顧客情報」. Here it refers to information that the candidate must not reveal in the work sample.
明らか
In 「明らかにせずに」, 「明らか」 contributes the idea of making something clear or revealed. The whole expression means without exposing the confidential client information.
せずに
「せずに」 means without doing in 「明らかにせずに」. The 「せず」 part expresses not doing the action, and 「に」 connects that condition to the main action 「含める」; this formal pattern is useful for stating a restriction.
背景
「背景」 means background or context in 「背景を含める」. It refers to explanatory information about the project that can be included without revealing protected client details.
含める
「含める」 means include in 「背景を含めることができます」. It takes the included item as its object, here 「背景」, and states that the speaker can add that context.
こと
In 「含めることができます」, 「こと」 turns the action 「含める」 into something that can be done. The whole pattern expresses the ability to include the background.
機密情報
「機密情報」 means confidential information in 「機密情報を扱う際に」. It is the information being handled carefully in the workplace.
扱う
「扱う」 means handle or deal with in 「機密情報を扱う際に」. It is used with information, materials, or other matters that require careful treatment.
際
In 「扱う際に」, 「際」 means when or on the occasion of doing something, with a formal tone. It introduces the situation in which the judgment is important.
そのような
「そのような」 means such or that kind of in 「そのような判断力」. It refers back to the kind of careful judgment described in the preceding line.
判断力
「判断力」 means judgment or decision-making ability in 「そのような判断力」. Here it refers to the ability to decide what confidential information can be included or must be protected.
ここ
「ここ」 means here in 「ここでは重要です」. In this dialogue, it points to this workplace or job context rather than only a physical location.
で
In 「ここでは重要です」, 「で」 helps mark the context or setting in which something is important. Together with 「ここ」 and the following 「は」, it frames the workplace situation as the relevant setting.
重要
「重要」 means important in 「判断力がここでは重要です」. It describes the value of careful judgment when handling confidential information.
選考結果
「選考結果」 means the outcome of the selection process in 「選考結果について」. It is the result the candidate wants to know about after the review.
について
「について」 means about or concerning in 「選考結果について」. The 「に」 connects 「選考結果」 to 「ついて」, and together they establish the subject being asked about; this pattern is used before a statement or question about a topic.
いつごろ
「いつごろ」 means around when in 「いつごろご連絡いただけるでしょうか」. It asks for an approximate time while leaving room for the exact schedule to be uncertain.
ご連絡
「ご連絡」 means contact or notification in 「ご連絡いただけるでしょうか」, with respectful wording for the other person's contact. Here it refers to the message the candidate expects about the selection outcome.
いただける
In 「ご連絡いただけるでしょうか」, 「いただける」 presents receiving the favor of being contacted as possible. The whole expression is a polite way to ask whether the interviewer can contact the candidate.
でしょう
In 「ご連絡いただけるでしょうか」, 「でしょう」 softens the question and makes it a polite inquiry about what can be expected. It suits a formal request for an approximate schedule.
話し合い
「話し合い」 means discussion in 「面接委員会の話し合い」. It refers to the panel's discussion before they contact the candidate.
終わった
「終わった」 means finished in 「話し合いが終わった後で」. It describes the discussion as completed before the contact takes place.
後
In 「終わった後で」, 「後」 means after or afterward. It places the contact after the panel's discussion has finished.
します
In 「ご連絡します」, 「します」 means will do, completing the polite expression for contacting someone. With 「ご連絡」, it is used to promise or state that the organization will contact the candidate.
Grammar Points
〜ずに
機密を明らかにせずに、顧客情報を扱います。
kee-MEET-soo oh ah-kee-RAH-kah nee SEH-zoo nee, koh-KYAH-koo joh-HOH oh ah-tsoo-kah-ee-MAHSSWe handle client information without disclosing confidential information.
「〜ずに」は、ある動作をしないで別の動作をすることを表します。
〜際に
顧客情報を扱う際に、判断力が重要です。
koh-KYAH-koo joh-HOH oh ah-tsoo-KAH-oo SIGH nee, hahn-DAHN-ryoh-koo gah JOO-yoh dehssWhen handling client information, judgment is important.
「際に」は「ときに」よりも正式で、仕事や案内などでよく使われます。
Japanese Vocabulary
アップロードする
verb
ahp-poo-ROH-doh soo-roo
upload
アップロードできます
ステップ
noun
soo-TEHP-poo
step
プロジェクトの概要
noun
proh-jeh-koo-toh noh guy-YOH
project summary; project overview
プロセス
noun
proh-SEH-soo
process
応募ポータル
noun
OH-boh poh-TAH-roo
application portal
確認する
verb
kah-koo-NEEN soo-roo
review; check
確認し
選考
noun
sen-KOH
selection process
提出資料
noun
tay-SHOO-tsoo shee-RYOH
submitted materials
判断する
verb
hahn-DAHN soo-roo
decide; judge
判断します
明確にする
verb
may-KAH-koo nee soo-roo
clarify
明確にして
面接委員会
noun
men-SEH-tsoo een-KAI
interview panel
役立つ
verb
yah-koo-DAHT-soo
be useful; help
役立ちそうです
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
application portal
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応募ポータルstep
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ステップprocess
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プロセスdecide; judge