面接では、虚心坦懐に話すことが必要だ。

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面接では、虚心坦懐に話すことが必要だ。

English Translation

You have to be up-front and candid at interviews.

Furigana

面接(めんせつ)では、虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい)に話(はな)すことが必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Mensetsu de wa, kyoshintankai ni hanasu koto ga hitsuyō da.

Words

面接 (めんせつ)

interview

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

虚心坦懐 (きょしんたんかい)

with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative