日系企業
Japanese-affiliated company
→ Many Japanese-affiliated companies have expanded into Southeast Asia.
外資系企業
foreign-affiliated company
→ While foreign-affiliated companies offer high salaries, competition is also fierce.
利益
profit, gains, benefit
→ Profits for this term increased by 20% compared to the previous year.
経費
expenses, expenditure, outlay
→ The company covers the expenses for the business trip.
バンク
bank
→ This bank has low fees for overseas remittances.
負債
debt, liability
→ The total liabilities of that company reached several billion yen.
派遣する
dispatch, temporary staffing (to dispatch)
→ The government dispatched a relief team to the disaster-stricken area.
エリート
elite
→ If your elitist mindset is too strong, you may clash with people around you.
確保する
securing, ensuring (to secure, guarantee)
→ It is important to secure an evacuation shelter in advance.
営む
to operate, to run (a business)
→ My grandfather runs a small restaurant.
売買する
buying and selling, trade (to buy and sell)
→ Large amounts of taxes are levied on the buying and selling of real estate.
規定
regulations, rules, provisions
→ Employees who violate work regulations will be subject to disciplinary action.
好調な
favorable, in good shape, prosperous
→ This season, the team's performance has been favorable.
築く
to build, to establish, to amass
→ I want to treasure the human relationships built up over many years.
セクション
section, department, division
→ Leaders of each section gathered and held a meeting.
上向く
to improve, to pick up, to look up
→ Thanks to the new policy, the employment rate is improving.
仕える
to serve, to attend upon
→ He is a loyal subject who has served the king for many years.
削減する
reduction, curtailment (to cut, reduce)
→ Efforts to reduce CO2 emissions are progressing.
切り抜ける
to weather, to get through, to overcome
→ We weathered the difficult situation with wisdom and effort.
特許
patent
→ This technology is protected by a patent.
転じる
to shift, to turn, to switch
→ He turned from a teacher into a politician.
公私
public and private
→ Drawing a clear line between the public and private is important as an adult.
混同する
confusion, mixing up (to confuse, mix up)
→ You must not confuse facts with opinions.
あながち(強ち)[〜ない]
not necessarily, not entirely (with negative)
→ What he is saying is not necessarily wrong.
いざ知らず
I don't know about..., but...
→ I don't know about the past, but nowadays gender equality is taken for granted.
多かれ少なかれ
more or less
→ Everyone feels stress, more or less.
遅かれ早かれ
sooner or later
→ Sooner or later, the truth will come to light.
