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Words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people.

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What is the Japanese name for the conventional shoelace knot?

i understand that there is little standardization for the use of knots in Japanese, many incurring folk names. Even in English most knots have several different names, though there are monumental efforts to standardize them (such as Ashley's Book of…
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How do you write "translation mine" in Japanese for academic writing?

When you translate a quoted citation, how do you write "translation mine" in Japanese to let the reader know that it is your own translation rather than an official one (or, to contrast yours to the official one when you think the official one is…
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In Japanese, how do you say you will skip ahead past one section for time's sake while reading aloud to an audience?

How do you succinctly say that you are going to skip ahead past the next section or paragraph for time's sake and tell the audience which spot you are picking up again when reading a paper aloud at an academic conference? I believe that there is a…
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Is ゼミ a synonym for a university class?

I know that ゼミ is short for ゼミナール (seminar), but the word seems to be used differently than how it's used in English. My guess from the times I've seen it used is that it's a catch-all term for university classes, is that correct?
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In Japanese, how do you tell the reader that a quotation is literally translated from the original when the original sounds strange?

In cases where the original wording of a quotation sounds strange, and thus the Japanese translation of it sounds unnatural, my advisor says I need to add a note each time in my academic paper to tell the reader that the quote is literally…
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Talking about system scalability in Japanese

I work at a big IT company in Japan. I'm currently working on a scalability project, that is a project to increase the capacity of a web application. 1) How do express "scalability" in Japanese to a non-IT person? If I say "スケーラビリティ" then pretty…
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Meaning and translation of カット割り and difference with 絵コンテ

In video production what is the exact meaning of カット割り? I found these two definitions: 撮影（収録）前に、台本上で演出意図に合わせて区切りをつけ、画柄を決めること。(from here) カット割りとは、各シーンの構図やカット、シーンとシーンのつなぎのことをいいます。(from here) So basically, it consists of a set of instructions…
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The meaning of 腹にマガジン巻く

I have one more problem with the song 俺はやる by Wanyudo. The context is as follows (someone transcribed the full lyrics here, the link contains also a live performance of this song without the need for Spotify account): 高校を中退して赤落ちに入り …
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How to say "lacquer" when talking about food?

I found that the term 漆塗り or simply 漆 is used to indicated the lacquer applied to materials such as wood, but can I use the same term in a food context? I am talking about that sort of 'glaze' you can find in recipes such as this one. Thank you for…
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What is the meaning of 会社 in yakuza language?

Context: two yakuza men found out that Azami, a man that owed them money, committed suicide. Then, one says to the other: おい、芥生【あざみ】のこと会社に連絡しろ Does 会社 have a particular meaning here? Or do they simply consider their gang as a company? How could it…
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What is 「ピプロシン体」？

This is the first time I've failed to find a word in both dictionaries and Google search: the only hit Google finds is the article where this quote…
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Is there a strict usage difference between 耐性 and 耐容 in medical contexts?

According to WWWJDIC and ALC, 耐性 is used for drug tolerance (e.g., 耐性現象), but 耐容 is used for radiation (e.g. 耐容線量). Based on that, my guess is that 耐性 can be used to express neutral effects like decrease in drug effectiveness, while 耐容 expresses…
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Meaning of 融着 in metal plating

Context: production of a copper-plated stainless steel sheet (Ｃｕめっきステンレス鋼板) What is the meaning of 融着 in the following sentence? 多重巻きパイプ造管時のロールとの摺動によるＣｕめっき層のはく離を抑制し、Ｃｕめっき層同士を加熱により融着させる際に起こる未融着部（ボイド）の発生を抑制することができるＣｕめっきステンレス鋼板を提供する。 I understand the…
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Interpretation of 「ミスターハスラー楽屋から火だすな」 in a song

I'm trying to understand the lyrics of the song 刹那 by Creepy Nuts (link to Youtube video with lyrics). I'm in the woods and the most enigmatic is this passage here. The lyrics go: シラフじゃいられない まぁわかるが ミスターハスラー楽屋から火だすな キャリア、立場、時代かしがらみか？ …
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What is the right word for existential goal?

I am looking for a Japanese word that corresponds to life goal. It does not refer to getting a good salary job, marrying with dream S.O., buying exotic cars, or other materialistic/worldly targets. But there may be a philosophic and…
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