Formal written
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謹んで新年のお慶びを申し上げます。
ENI respectfully extend my sincerest wishes for the New Year.
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突然の訃報に接し、謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
ENOn receiving the sudden news of the passing, I respectfully offer my deepest condolences.
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平素より賜りますご高配に対し、謹んで御礼申し上げます。
ENI respectfully express my gratitude for the kind consideration you always extend to us.
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ここに謹んで、被害に遭われた皆様に心よりお見舞い申し上げます。
ENHere I respectfully extend my heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the disaster.
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お手紙拝見いたしました。近々ご栄転なさる由、心よりお慶び申し上げます。
ENI have read your letter. I hear you are soon to be promoted to a new post, and I offer my heartfelt congratulations.
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ご一同様におかれましてはご健勝の由、何よりと存じます。
ENI gather that you are all in good health, which is the best news of all.
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先方より、納期を一週間繰り上げたいとの由、承っております。
ENI understand from the other party that they wish to move the delivery date forward by a week.
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貴社が新規事業に進出なさる由、業界でも大きな話題となっております。
ENWord that your company is entering a new line of business has become a major topic across the industry.
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事情を存じ上げず、失礼を重ねてしまった次第です。
ENBeing unaware of the circumstances, I ended up committing one discourtesy after another — that is how it came about.
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かかる不祥事を厳粛に受け止め、全社を挙げて再発防止に努める所存であり、ここに深くお詫び申し上げる次第です。
ENWe take this misconduct with the utmost gravity and intend to work company-wide to prevent any recurrence; it is on these grounds that we hereby offer our profound apologies.
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諸般の事情を勘案した結果、今回は辞退させていただくに至った次第です。
ENAfter weighing various considerations, we have arrived at the decision to decline on this occasion.
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皆様のご支援があればこそ、今日の成功を収めることができた次第です。
ENIt is precisely thanks to everyone's support that we have been able to achieve today's success.
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疑惑の全容を解明すべく、第三者委員会が設置される運びとなった。
ENIn order to get to the bottom of the entire scandal, an independent third-party committee is to be established.
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逼迫する財政を立て直すべく、抜本的な歳出改革に着手した。
ENIn order to restore the strained public finances, the government embarked on sweeping expenditure reforms.
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顧客の信頼を回復すべく、経営陣は総辞職を決断した。
ENIn order to win back customers' trust, the entire management resolved to resign en masse.
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世界市場で優位に立つべく、同社は研究開発に巨額の投資を行っている。
ENIn order to gain the upper hand in the global market, the company is pouring vast sums into research and development.
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先日のお礼かたがた、近日中に貴社へ伺わせていただきたく存じます。
ENTo thank you for the other day and, at the same time, to pay a visit, I should like to call on your office in the near future.
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帰省かたがた、恩師のお宅にご挨拶に立ち寄った。
ENWhile home for the holidays, I stopped by my former teacher's house to pay my respects.
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略儀ながら書面にてご報告かたがたご挨拶申し上げます。
ENThough it is a rather informal way, I write both to report to you and to send my greetings.
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散歩かたがた、駅前の書店で新刊を求めた。
ENWhile out for a walk, I also picked up a new release at the bookshop by the station.
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契約の締結に際しまして、いくつか確認させていただきたい点がございます。
ENOn the occasion of concluding the contract, there are several points I would like to confirm.
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ご開業に際し、心ばかりの品をお贈りいたします。
ENOn the occasion of your opening for business, I send you a small token of my regard.
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出発に際して、長年お世話になった方々へ一言ご挨拶申し上げたい。
ENOn the occasion of my departure, I should like to say a word of farewell to those who have looked after me over the years.
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事業の再編に際し、従業員の雇用を最優先に守る方針を打ち出した。
ENIn carrying out the restructuring of its operations, the company announced a policy of protecting employees' jobs above all else.
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本日をもちまして、当店は五十年の営業に終止符を打つこととなりました。
ENAs of today, our shop brings its fifty years of business to a close.
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誠に勝手ながら、来る三月末日をもって閉店させていただきます。
ENWith our sincere apologies for the inconvenience, we will close our doors for good as of the end of this coming March.
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選考の結果は書面をもってご通知申し上げます。
ENThe results of the selection will be communicated to you in writing.
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これをもちまして、本日の総会を閉会とさせていただきます。
ENWith this, we hereby bring today's general meeting to a close.
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一同の努力をもって、難局を乗り越える所存でございます。
ENThrough the combined efforts of us all, we are determined to overcome this difficult situation.
This theme teaches the elevated, formal written register of N1 Japanese — the language of business letters, ceremonies, condolences, and official notices. You will meet the humble opening 「謹んで新年のお慶びを申し上げます」, the reportive 由 as in 「近々ご栄転なさる由、心よりお慶び申し上げます」, purpose-marking べく as in 「顧客の信頼を回復すべく、経営陣は総辞職を決断した」, and closing formulas such as 「本日をもちまして、当店は五十年の営業に終止符を打つこととなりました」. These expressions rarely surface in casual speech; they belong to correspondence, public announcements, and formal address, where restraint and courtesy carry the meaning.