keigoLesson 53

Describing Your Strengths — Client

Situation

Where
A job interview
Who
You and the client
Goal
To describe a strength with a concrete example.

Conversation

Show

A

What do you think your strengths are?

B

It's that I can solve problems tenaciously.

A

Do you have a specific example?

B

Once, I spent a week identifying and fixing a bug with an unknown cause.

Vocabulary (10)

gojishin

yourself (polite)

Polite "you/yourself."

tsuyomi

strength

Opposite: 弱み (weakness).

nebarizuyoi

tenacious / persistent

A strong, valued trait to claim.

kaiketsu

resolving / solving

問題を解決する = "to solve a problem."

fuguai

defect / malfunction

Common word for a bug or fault.

tokutei

identifying / pinpointing

原因を特定する = "to identify the cause."

renraku

contact / communication

後で連絡します = "I will contact you later."

soudan

consultation

相談する = to consult; asking before deciding is valued.

taiou

handling / response

対応します = "I will handle it."

junbi

preparation

準備しておきます = "I will prepare it in advance."

Grammar

Plain form + ところ

Names a trait/aspect: 解決できるところ = "the part where I can solve."

Time + かけて

Over (a span): 一週間かけて = "over a week."

Verb stem + し

Lists actions formally: 特定し、解決しました.

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Back every strength with a concrete example (具体的な例). Claims without evidence sound empty.

Common mistake

Don't list five strengths. Pick one and prove it with a story.

Formality level

Full keigo. ご自身 and です/ます throughout.

Quiz

What does "ご自身" mean?

What does "強み" mean?

What does "粘り強い" mean?

What does "解決" mean?

What does "不具合" mean?

What does "特定" mean?

How is the pattern "〜ところ" used?

How is the pattern "〜かけて" used?

How is the pattern "〜し、〜" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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