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労働者(ろうどうしゃ)

labour worker

外国人労働者(がいこくじんろうどうしゃ)

foreign worker

外国人嫌悪(がいこくじんけんお）

xenophobia

介護福祉士 (かいごふくしし)-> 介護士(かいごし)

care worker

看護師(かんごし)

hospital nurse

医療(いりょう)ケア

med care

不足(ふそく)

insufficiency

~にわたって

over period of

--> 1年以上にわたって - over more than a year

移民労働者(いみんろうどうしゃ)

immigrant worker

人手不足(ひとでふそく)

labour shortage

深刻(しんこく)

severe; grave

単純労働者(たんじゅんろうどうしゃ)

unskilled/simple labourer

少子高齢化(しょうしこうれいか)

aging population and declining birth rate

自立支援 (じりつしえん )

supporting peoples independence

3K

• 汚い - dirty

• きつい - hard

• 危険 - dangerous

埋(う)め合(あ)わせる

to fill/compensate

看護師の不足をどう埋め合わせるか

how to fill the insufficiency gap (lack of workers)

労働条件 [ろうどうじょうけん]

(n) working conditions

賃金(ちんぎん)

wages

枠組(わくぐ)み

framework

経済連携協定(けいざいれんけいきょうてい)

Economic Partnership Agreement

累計(るいけい)

accumulated

時点(じてん)

point in time

統計(とうけい)

statistics

開始(かいし)

commence

以降(いこう)

since

過去最多(かこさいた)

highest ever recorded

連続(れんぞく)

continuation

最多(さいた)

most numerous

占める(しめる)

account for

欠(か)かせない [かかせない]

(exp,adj-i) indispensable; vital; fundamental; imperative; crucial; critical

傾向(けいこう)

pattern

特別養護老人ホーム [とくべつようごろうじんホーム]

(n) intensive-care old people's home

経歴 [けいれき]

(n) personal history; background; career

人材, 人財 [じんざい]

(1) (n) capable person; talented person; (2) (n) human resources; personnel

確保 [かくほ]

(1) (n,vs,vt) securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining; (2) (n,vs,vt) belay; belaying

技能, 伎能 [ぎのう]

(n) technical skill; ability; capacity

過労 [かろう]

(n,adj-no) overwork; strain

勤務 [きんむ]

(n,vs,vi) service; duty; work

評価 [ひょうか]

(1) (n,vs,vt) valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging

(2) (n,vs,vt) appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising

頑張り屋, 頑張りや [がんばりや]

(n) hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender

向上心 [こうじょうしん]

(n) ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

日本語能力試験 [にほんごのうりょくしけん]

(n) Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT

最上位 [さいじょうい]

(1) (n) highest rank; highest position

(2) (n,adj-no) (comp) high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

難関 [なんかん]

(n) barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

不合格 [ふごうかく]

(n) (examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

専門用語 [せんもんようご]

(n) technical term; terminology; jargon

国家試験 [こっかしけん]

(n) state examination; national examination

条件 [じょうけん]

(n) condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

候補者 [こうほしゃ]

(n) candidate; applicant

取得 [しゅとく]

(n,vs,vt) obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

先行研究 [せんこうけんきゅう]

(n) prior research; previous work

概観 [がいかん]

(n,vs,vt) general view; outline

言及 [げんきゅう]

(n,vs,vi) reference; allusion

就労 [しゅうろう]

(n,vs,vi) working; being employed; being hired

追求 [ついきゅう]

(n,vs,vt) pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

探る [さぐる]

(1) (v5r,vt) to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; (2) (v5r,vt) to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; (3) (v5r,vt) to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

不明瞭 [ふめいりょう]

(adj-na,n) unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim; blurred

質的 [しつてき]

(adj-na) qualitative

量的 [りょうてき]

(adj-na) quantitative; concerning the quantity

意欲, 意慾 [いよく]

(n) will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation; urge; ambition

遣り甲斐 [やりがい]

(n) (uk) value in doing something; feeling that

魅力 [みりょく]

(n) charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appealsomething is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

先進国 [せんしんこく]

(n) developed country; advanced country

人材交流, 人財交流, 人才交流 [じんざいこうりゅう]

(n) personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange

国家資格 [こっかしかく]

(n) national certification; national qualification; government certification

馴染む [なじむ]

(1) (v5m,vi) to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with; (2) (v5m,vi) to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)

期待を寄せる [きたいをよせる]

(exp,v1) to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up (often ...に期待を...)

見えにくい問題

hidden problems

打開策 [だかいさく]

(n) plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

困難 [こんなん]

(1) (n,adj-na) difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress; (2) (n,adj-na) (euph) infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

雇用, 雇傭 [こよう]

(n,vs,vt) employment; hire

盛り込む, 盛込む [もりこむ]

(1) (v5m,vt) to incorporate; to include; (2) (v5m,vt) to fill (a vessel) with

~様子が描かれている

to depict a situation

予想 [よそう]

(n,vs,vt,adj-no) expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

偏見 [へんけん]

(n) prejudice; bias; distorted view

→ 外国人に対する偏見を無くそうとしているのかもしれない。

→ Try to lose the prejudice about foreigners.

〜するように促（うなが）す

promote someone to do〜

→ 日本の病院や要介護高齢者向けの施設に、外国人労働者を雇用するように積極的に促しているようだ。
→ It appears that Japanese hospitals and facilities for elderly people requiring care are actively encouraging the employment of foreign workers.

勤勉 [きんべん]

(adj-na,n) diligent; hard-working; industrious

遭遇 [そうぐう]

(n,vs,vi) encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

評価基準 [ひょうかきじゅん]

(n) criteria

負(ふ)の要因(よういん)

-ve factors

低賃金 [ていちんぎん]

(n) low wages

失業 [しつぎょう]

(1) (n) unemployment; (2) (n,vs,vi) losing one's job; becoming unemployed

正(ただし)の要因(よういん)

+ve factors

高賃金【こうちんぎん】

high wages

押し出し要因「おしだしよういん」

push factors

引き寄せ要因 「ひきよせよういん」

pull factors

奪い合う [うばいあう]

(v5u,vt) to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

在留資格 [ざいりゅうしかく]

(n) status of residence; residence status; visa status; immigration status

技能実習 [ぎのうじっしゅう]

(n) technical intern training