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Clarifying Requirements — A senior engineer

Situation

Where
A requirements meeting
Who
You and a senior engineer
Goal
To clarify a spec before implementing.

Conversation

A

fairuappuroodonitsuite, shiyouokakuninsasetekudasai.

Let me confirm the spec for file upload.

B

hai, douzo. fumeinatengaarebakiitekudasai.

Yes, go ahead. Ask if anything is unclear.

A

konokinouhahissudeshouka, soretomonin'ideshouka.

Is this feature required or optional?

B

hissudesu. tada, shohandehakan'ibandemokamaimasen.

Required. But a simplified version is fine for v1.

A

shouchishimashita. sonohoushindejissoushimasu.

Understood. I'll implement it that way.

Vocabulary

shiyou

specification

仕様書 = the spec document.

fumei

unclear

不明な点 = "unclear points."

hissu

required

Opposite of 任意 (optional).

nin'i

optional

任意項目 = "optional field."

kan'iban

simplified version

A minimal first version.

kamaimasen

is fine

〜でも構いません = "even … is fine."

Grammar

Verb causative te-form + ください

Asks to be allowed: 確認させてください.

Noun + でも構いません

Signals flexibility: 簡易版でも構いません.

Cultural Notes

Confirm specs early

Asking before coding prevents rework and shows diligence.

Required vs optional

Clarifying 必須/任意 signals careful thinking, not ignorance.

Quiz

What does "仕様" mean?

What does "不明" mean?

What does "必須" mean?

What does "任意" mean?

What does "簡易版" mean?

What does "構いません" mean?