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Business courtesy — ビジネスの敬語表現

The phrases an email opens and closes with — I am much obliged, please accept, kindly note. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

おそれいります phrase
恐れ入ります I am much obliged; excuse me
もうしあげる verb
申し上げる to say (humble)
ぞんじます phrase
存じます I think, I know (humble)
しょうちいたしました phrase
承知いたしました understood, certainly
おてすう noun
お手数 the trouble (I am putting you to)
ごそくろう noun
ご足労 the trouble of coming in person
ごたぼう noun
ご多忙 your busy schedule
ごさしゅう noun
ご査収 please check and accept (enclosed)
ごりょうしょう noun
ご了承 your understanding (of an inconvenience)
ごようしゃ noun
ご容赦 your forgiveness, your indulgence
ごえんりょ noun
ご遠慮 refraining (please refrain)
ごこうい noun
ご厚意 your kindness
おこころづかい noun
お心遣い your consideration
きょうしゅく noun
恐縮 feeling obliged, being sorry to trouble
こうえい noun
光栄 an honour
こうじん noun
幸甚 most grateful (very formal)
なにとぞ adverb
何卒 please, kindly (formal)
つつしんで adverb
謹んで respectfully, humbly
はいけい noun
拝啓 Dear … (letter opening)
けいぐ noun
敬具 Yours sincerely (letter closing)
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Business courtesy — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
most grateful (very formal)
noun
an honour
noun
I am much obliged; excuse me
phrase
your kindness
noun
your forgiveness, your indulgence
noun
please check and accept (enclosed)
noun
please, kindly (formal)
adverb
Dear … (letter opening)
noun
your understanding (of an inconvenience)
noun
feeling obliged, being sorry to trouble
noun
2    What does it mean?
敬具
ご足労
お手数
存じます
申し上げる
お心遣い
ご遠慮
謹んで
ご多忙
承知いたしました
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