Greetings and Goodbyes

(Ohayou gozaimasu)
This means good morning, as of course youve learned in basic
Japanese. However, in a broader context, this greeting is not as
confined as you might think. Seeing as how its literally an honorable
form of Youre earlythe regular polite form would be (
)it can be used whenever you meet someone for the first
time that day. So if Ms. Kobayashi from Accounting says
and its sometime in the afternoon, dont assume that one
of you has suddenly lost your mind.

(Yoroshiku onegaishimasu)
This ones really versatile. When introducing yourself for the first
time, it means Nice to meet you. When asking someone for a
favor, it means Please help me out. The possibilities are virtually
endless.

(Osaki ni shitsureishimasu)
Whenever theres a gathering of any kind and you depart before the
scheduled conclusion, this is the phrase youll want to use. Literally
translating to Im being rude ahead of you, its simply
acknowledging that your colleagues will be staying longer than you
and, therefore, giving more of their time to the office. Sometimes,
depending on the situation, a simple () will do just
fine.

(Otsukaresamadesu)
This is one of the more contextual phrases used in the workplace. It
literally translates to Youve been working hard, and loosely
translates to Thank you for your hard work. While it can be used to
thank someone whos actually been working hard, its mostly used
as a casual greeting, or a conversational starter or closer, especially
when shortened to (). When you clock out with
your at the end of the day, your colleagues (and
superior) will most likely break out into a uniform chorus of this
phrase.

Items
(Meishi) business card
/ (Hanko/Inkan) personal seal or stamp
(Shorui) document
(Denwa) telephone
(Konpyuutaa) computer
(Purintaa) printer
 (Kopiiki) photocopier
(Fakkusu) fax machine

Events and Concepts

(Mensetsu) interview
(Kaigi) meeting
(Zangyou) overtime
(Kyuuryou) salary
(Boonasu) bonus
(Nenkin) pension

Places
(Kaisha) company
(Jimusho) office
(Kaigishitsu) meeting room

Company Hierarchy
(Shachou) president/CEO
(Fuku sachou) vice president
(Buchou) department manager
(Kachou) section manager
(Douryou) colleague
(Buka) subordinate

Self-introduction
Any new member of a company will be required to do a self-
introduction, or (Jikoshoukai), on their first day of work. Keep
it short, simple and polite. Heres a sample one:

(Hajimemashitenamaeto moushimasuKuni no namaekara

kimashitanani nanibu de hatarakasete itadakimasuShumi
wanani nanidesuYoroshiku onegaishimasu)
Hello. My name is [first, last]. Im from [hometown or country]. Ill
be working in the [such and such] Department. My hobbies include
[insert hobby here]. I look forward to working with you.
Even if youve completed basic Japanese, there might be some
unfamiliar words used in the example above, aside from and
. Verbs such as and
are humble forms of called (name) and to do.