Six phrases end most first meetings in Japan. The words translate easily. The meaning does not: it depends on who said it, when, and what came with it. Pick the one you heard.
deal pulse
What it usually means:
Raise your read:
Your next move:
Pattern-level reads for first meetings. Sender, timing, and context can move any of these by 40 points. That is the part that cannot be automated.
Your meeting had its own read.
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