If you arrived after searching for “bjtprep”, a useful place to begin is the point where a conversation changes direction. You may understand every individual sentence yet select an early suggestion instead of the decision reached at the end.

The official BJT listening samples include questions about situations, suitable responses and the meaning of business conversations. Explore the organizer's listening samples. The following exercise is our own teaching example, not an official BJT question.

An original example

A colleague says:

「資料は今日中に送りますか。」

The reply is:

「数字をもう一度確認したいので、今日は下書きだけ共有して、正式版は明日の午前中に送りましょう。」

The first sentence suggests sending the material today. The reply separates two actions: share a draft today, then send the final version tomorrow morning. If you remember only “today” and “send”, you lose the distinction that matters.

Ask yourself: What is being sent? Which version? When? The answer should preserve all three pieces of information.

Track three stages

During practice, listen for:

  1. Proposal: What is someone suggesting?
  2. Constraint: What prevents it from happening exactly that way?
  3. Decision: What will actually happen next?

Words such as ただ, でも, まず and そのあと can help you follow the structure. They are clues, not automatic answer keys. The whole sentence still matters.

Review without memorising the answer number

After an attempt, replay the relevant passage if the learning tool permits it. Describe the decision in one simple sentence. Then explain why your original choice was tempting. Was it mentioned first? Did it reuse a word from the recording? Did you mix up a draft with a final version?

Change one detail in your own practice sentence: tomorrow becomes Friday, a draft becomes a quotation, or checking the figures becomes obtaining approval. Explain how that change affects the next action. This trains meaning rather than recall of one option.

Keep the next session small

Choose a few fresh listening questions and review the decisions carefully. If you keep missing the same phrase, practise that phrase in context before adding more questions.

Continue with our free BJT practice guide. Shinko Lab provides independent business-Japanese practice; the example above is not taken from the official examination.

Official sample reference checked: November 3, 2026. Example and study method created by Shinko Lab.