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以外（いがい）N2
Marks everything except the named item — 'other than ~', 'apart from ~', 'besides ~'.
企業が同じ開発の組織規模を持ち続けるには、当然日本人以外の有能な技術者を採用しないとならなくなる。
If companies are to maintain development organizations of the same size, they will naturally have to recruit capable engineers who are not Japanese.
まだしもN2
'If it were ... that would be acceptable, but' — concedes one case as tolerable in order to contrast it with a worse one.
幹部社員ならまだしも一般社員にまで社内で英語を使わせることになんの意味があるのか。
It might make some sense for senior executives, but what is the point of making ordinary employees use English within the company as well?
恐らくN2
Adverb marking the speaker's likely conjecture — "probably, most likely".
おそらく海外赴任を経験しないまま会社人生を終える社員が大半である。
Most employees will probably spend their entire careers at the company without ever experiencing an overseas assignment.
例えば（たとえば）N3
Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.
例えば、中国で、ソニーとアップルが採用活動しているとする。
For example, suppose Sony and Apple are recruiting in China.
というN33 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
わけだN32 times in this passage
Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.
当然Iphoneを作りたくなるわけだ。
Naturally, they would want to work on making iPhones instead.
まるでN3
Signals a vivid simile or comparison, usually closed by ようだ/みたい (or, with a negative, 'not at all'), 'just like / as if'.
そんな社員に社内で英語を義務づけるとはまるで拷問のような企画だ。
Requiring such employees to use English at work is practically a form of torture.
たものだN3
recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.
この1割という数字は、海外在留邦人、外資系企業の従業員、大型ホテルや外国人向け旅館の女将、新幹線の車掌など英語を必要とする立場、職業の総数からはじき出したものだ。
This figure of 10 percent was calculated from the total number of people in positions or occupations that require English, such as Japanese residents overseas, employees of foreign-affiliated companies, proprietresses of large hotels or inns catering to foreign visitors, and Shinkansen conductors.
むしろN3
Adverb overturning an expectation to present the following as the more fitting statement; "rather / if anything".
むしろ今はまだ必要とされていない国際会計や国際法でも学んだほうが必ず役に立つときが来る。
Rather, even though they may not be necessary yet, studying subjects such as international accounting or international law will certainly prove useful someday.
と思う（とおもう）N43 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
「A」：海外進出して、その国でプレゼンスを高めようと思ったら、その国の」一流人材を採用する必要がある。
“A”: If a company wants to expand overseas and increase its presence in a particular country, it needs to recruit top talent from that country.
たらN42 times in this passage
Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').
「A」：海外進出して、その国でプレゼンスを高めようと思ったら、その国の」一流人材を採用する必要がある。
“A”: If a company wants to expand overseas and increase its presence in a particular country, it needs to recruit top talent from that country.
必要がある（ひつようがある）N4
States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.
「A」：海外進出して、その国でプレゼンスを高めようと思ったら、その国の」一流人材を採用する必要がある。
“A”: If a company wants to expand overseas and increase its presence in a particular country, it needs to recruit top talent from that country.
てもN42 times in this passage
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
かもしれないN4
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
続ける（つづける）N4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
企業が同じ開発の組織規模を持ち続けるには、当然日本人以外の有能な技術者を採用しないとならなくなる。
If companies are to maintain development organizations of the same size, they will naturally have to recruit capable engineers who are not Japanese.
などN42 times in this passage
Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.
「B」：私は社内英語公用語化などまったく無意味だと思っている。
“B”: I believe that making English the official language within a company is completely pointless.
ように / ようなN4
Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".
そんな社員に社内で英語を義務づけるとはまるで拷問のような企画だ。
Requiring such employees to use English at work is practically a form of torture.
ときN4
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
むしろ今はまだ必要とされていない国際会計や国際法でも学んだほうが必ず役に立つときが来る。
Rather, even though they may not be necessary yet, studying subjects such as international accounting or international law will certainly prove useful someday.
だろうN52 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
その際、日本語が公用語の会社に、知名度も高く英語が公用語の米企業を差し置いて、優秀な若者が就職するだろうか？
In that situation, would talented young people choose to work for a company whose official language is Japanese over a well-known American company whose official language is English?
〜ているN53 times in this passage
Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.
例えば、中国で、ソニーとアップルが採用活動しているとする。
For example, suppose Sony and Apple are recruiting in China.
だけN5
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
がありますN52 times in this passage
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
までN52 times in this passage
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
もしソニーの本社で日本語だけが話されるという不信感があったら、優秀な中国人の若者は、ソニー中国支社では偉くなれても、日本の本社まで行って偉くなれないかもしれないと思うだろう。
If they had concerns that only Japanese was spoken at Sony’s headquarters, talented young Chinese people would probably think that even if they could rise through the ranks at Sony’s Chinese branch, they might not be able to advance to senior positions at the headquarters in Japan.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
当然Iphoneを作りたくなるわけだ。
Naturally, they would want to work on making iPhones instead.
まだN5
Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."
むしろ今はまだ必要とされていない国際会計や国際法でも学んだほうが必ず役に立つときが来る。
Rather, even though they may not be necessary yet, studying subjects such as international accounting or international law will certainly prove useful someday.
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