This week's topic is: Key Cultural Differences Between Japan & the West
Vocabulary:
imply (v.): express something (indirectly)
make or break: so important that it can make something succeed or fail
a given: regarded as automatically true/existing (Similar idiom: taken for granted)
acknowledge (v.): confirm that you understand
norms (n.): the standard ways of doing things
faux pas (n.): a socially unacceptable action, a taboo
frowned upon: unacceptable by others, disapproved of
collectivism vs individualism (n.): giving priority to the group vs to each person