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あ、あ、どうも。
Oh, oh, hello.
✎ どうも as a casual greeting
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え、???さん、元気でした?
Er, Mr./Ms. ???, have you been well?
✎ でした past polite of です; asking about past state
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はい、元気です。????さんね、お変わりなさそうで。
Yes, I'm well. And you, Ms ????, haven't changed a bit.
✎ なさそう = looks like there isn't; お変わり honorific 'change'
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今日は何か????さん、打ち合わせか何かで?
Today are you here for a meeting or something, Mr./Ms. ????
✎ 何か = something; か何かで = 'or something (by/for)'
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そうです。今日あの森本さんと、
That's right. Today, um, with Mr./Ms. Morimoto,
✎ あの filler; と 'with'
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あ、森本さんとご縁があるんですね。
Oh, so you have a connection with Mr./Ms. Morimoto.
✎ ご縁 honorific 'connection'; んですね explanatory + confirmation
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そうなんですよ。森本さんも長い付き合いで、
That's right. Mr. Morimoto and I go back a long way,
✎ そうなんですよ = confirming agreement; 付き合い = relationship/association
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プライベートでは森さん、おーさんさんて呼び合っちゃったりして。
In private we even end up calling each other "Mori" and "O-san" and things like that.
✎ 呼び合っちゃったりして = calling each other (casually, ちゃう + たり listing)
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????さん、あ、あれですか?今あの部署はえっと、？？？部？
...san, is your department, what was it, still ??? department?
✎ あれですか = 'is it that (thing)?'; えっと = hesitation filler
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そうです。商品開発部です。
That's right. It's the Product Development Department.
✎ 商品開発部 = compound noun, product development department
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商品開発部。へえ。商品開発部の
Product Development Department. Huh. Of the Product Development Department...
✎ 開発部 = development department; へえ interjection of surprise/interest
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の女です。
...woman.
✎ の連体 modifier + 女; continuation of previous phrase
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の女。
...'s woman.
✎ の possessive/modifier + 女
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てか可愛いですね、これ。
I mean, this is cute, isn't it.
✎ てか = casual 'I mean / rather'; これ points to the item
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ありがとうございます。これね、あの娘が選んでくれたんですよ。
Thank you. This one, you know, my daughter picked out for me.
✎ 選んでくれた = chose (for me/us) benefactive くれる; んですよ explanatory
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ああ、陽介さんに似てセンスがいいですね。
Oh, just like Yosuke-san, you have good taste, don't you.
✎ 〜に似て = 'resembling / like'; センスがいい = set phrase 'have good taste'
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ありがとうございます。
Thank you very much.
✎ standard polite thanks
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すいません。お待たせしました。こちら大水さんの入構パスです。あ、
Sorry. Thank you for waiting. Here is your entry pass, Omizu-san. Oh,
✎ お待たせしました = set apology for making someone wait; 入構パス = entry/site pass
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ありがとうございます。
Thank you very much.
✎ standard polite thanks
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代田さん、初対面か。こちら横浜支店の大水さん。
Daida, this is your first meeting, right? This is Omizu-san from the Yokohama branch.
✎ 初対面か = 'first meeting?' (casual か); こちら = polite 'this (person)'
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で、入社1年目の代田です。代田さん。はじめまして。
And this is the first year at the company Daida. Daida-san. Nice to meet you.
✎ 入社1年目 = 'first year after joining the company'; はじめまして set greeting
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About the channel · スキマのすきぴ。
The YouTube channel スキマのすきぴ is a short comedy series produced in collaboration with the staffing agency パーソルテンプスタッフ株式会社(かぶしきがいしゃ). Centered around the core theme of "working", the channel features highly relatable and humorous skits set in everyday professional environments such as corporate offices and part-time job sites. These quick sketches star a vibrant, rotating cast of prominent comedians, such as ラバーガール, キンタロー, and トンツカタン森本(もりもと), alongside popular actresses including 矢吹奈子(やぶきなこ), 村谷はるな(むらたにはるな), and 代田萌花(しろたもえか).
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