相談

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 相談 and read そうだん, it is discussing a problem or decision with someone in order to seek advice and decide together.
• Basic usage: It appears in asking a teacher about a career path and changing travel plans after family discussion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Consultation rather than simple question
  • The speaker shares circumstances and uses the other person's view in making a decision.