就職の面接には派手なネクタイよりも地味なネクタイの方が好ましい。

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English Translation

A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.

Furigana

就職(しゅうしょく)の面接(めんせつ)には派手(はで)なネクタイよりも地味(じみ)なネクタイの方(ほう)が好(この)ましい。

Romanji

Shūshoku no mensetsu ni wa hadena nekutai yori mo jimina nekutai no hō ga konomashii.

Words

就職 (しゅうしょく)

finding employment; getting a job

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

面接 (めんせつ)

interview

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

は (は)

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

派手 (はで)

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

ネクタイ (ネクタイ)

tie; necktie

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

地味 (じみ)

plain; simple; subdued; sober

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

好ましい (このましい)

nice; likeable; desirable