The Vocabulary of Asking Upward

Ichizon (一存): one’s own judgment alone. A dictionary example is Sono ken wa watakushi no ichizon de wa kimekanemasu, I cannot decide that matter on my own.

Ukagai o tateru (伺いを立てる): to put up an inquiry. To ask a superior for a judgment, an instruction or an opinion. A business-manners article gives the example Sono ken ni tsuite wa, kuraianto ni oukagai o tatete iru no de shōshō omachi kudasai, we are asking the client about that, so please wait a moment.

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