Proposals and Follow-ups
Learn how to write a business proposal email and a follow-up: framing a suggestion so it is easy to accept, presenting options, following up without pressure, and closing with a clear next step.
N2 Topic-Based Conversation — Business Email & Report Writing · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 提案（ていあん） (提案): proposal, suggestion
- ご検討（ごけんとう） (ご検討): your consideration (polite)
- 見積もり（みつもり） (見積もり): quotation, estimate
- 導入（どうにゅう） (導入): introduction, implementation
- 効果（こうか） (効果): effect, benefit
- 課題（かだい） (課題): issue, challenge
- 比較（ひかく） (比較): comparison
- 前提（ぜんてい） (前提): premise, assumption
- 再考（さいこう） (再考): reconsideration
- 恐れ入りますが（おそれいりますが） (恐れ入りますが): I am sorry to trouble you, but
- 幸いです（さいわいです） (幸いです): I would be glad if
- 折り返し（おりかえし） (折り返し): reply, call back
In-lesson practice
- Proposals and Follow-ups — Exercises (6 questions)
Related JLPT N2 quizzes
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 25 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 24 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 23 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 22 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 21 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 20 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 19 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 18 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 17 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 16 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 15 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 14 (10 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「提案（ていあん）」 mean in this lesson?
- proposal, suggestion
- What does 「ご検討（ごけんとう）」 mean in this lesson?
- your consideration (polite)
- What does 「見積もり（みつもり）」 mean in this lesson?
- quotation, estimate
- What does 「導入（どうにゅう）」 mean in this lesson?
- introduction, implementation
- What does 「効果（こうか）」 mean in this lesson?
- effect, benefit
- What does 「課題（かだい）」 mean in this lesson?
- issue, challenge
- What does 「比較（ひかく）」 mean in this lesson?
- comparison
- What does 「前提（ぜんてい）」 mean in this lesson?
- premise, assumption
- What does 「再考（さいこう）」 mean in this lesson?
- reconsideration
- What does 「恐れ入りますが（おそれいりますが）」 mean in this lesson?
- I am sorry to trouble you, but
- What does 「幸いです（さいわいです）」 mean in this lesson?
- I would be glad if
- What does 「折り返し（おりかえし）」 mean in this lesson?
- reply, call back
- 新しい運用体制（ ）申し上げます。
- 「〜をご提案申し上げます」is the fixed formal proposal phrase.
- ご確認（ ）幸いです。
- 「〜いただけますと幸いです」is the soft request pattern.
- ご検討（ ）、よろしくお願い申し上げます。
- 「ご検討のほど」softens the request.
- 「再考」の読み方として正しいものはどれか。
- 再考 = さいこう.
- 提案メールの書き方として最も適切なものはどれか。
- The reading section says to start from the other party's issue.
- 返信がないときのフォローとして適切な表現はどれか。
- Offers new information instead of pressing, as taught in the reading and listening sections.