JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

10055 words · JLPT N1

governance

sono shima wa nagaku gaikoku ni touchi sareteimashita.

That island was governed by a foreign country for a long time.

enforcement (of law)

atarashii houritsu ga shigatsu ni shikou saremasu.

The new law comes into force in April.

enactment

shi wa atarashii jourei o seitei shimashita.

The city enacted a new ordinance.

vote / decision

gian wa ashita saiketsu saremasu.

The bill will be voted on tomorrow.

approval (of bill)

yosan'an ga kaketsu saremashita.

The budget bill was approved.

rejection (of bill)

sono teian wa gikai de hiketsu saremashita.

The proposal was rejected by the assembly.

deliberation

houan wa ima mo shingichuu desu.

The bill is still under deliberation.

report (to authority)

iinkai ga toushin o matomemashita.

The committee compiled its report.

consultation (advisory)

seifu wa senmonka ni shimon shimashita.

The government consulted experts.

recommendation (official)

iinkai wa kaizen o kankoku shimashita.

The committee recommended improvements.

correction / rectification

choujikan roudou no zesei ga motomerareteimasu.

Correction of long working hours is being demanded.

denunciation

gikai de daijin ga kyuudan saremashita.

The minister was denounced in the assembly.

impeachment

daitouryou no dangai ga giron saremashita.

The president's impeachment was debated.

dismissal (from office)

sono yakuin wa himen saremashita.

The officer was dismissed from his post.

replacement (of official)

tantou daijin ga koutetsu saremashita.

The minister in charge was replaced.

demotion

kare wa chihou no shiten ni sasen saremashita.

He was demoted to a regional branch.

selection / promotion

wakate ga riidaa ni batteki saremashita.

A young employee was picked as leader.

appointment / promotion

kaisha wa josei no touyou o susumeteimasu.

The company is promoting the appointment of women.

appointment (to a role)

shinjin ga ookina yaku ni kiyou saremashita.

A newcomer was appointed to a major role.

invitation (of experts)

kaigai kara kenkyuusha o shouhei shimashita.

They invited researchers from overseas.

proceeding to a new post

raigetsu, shingapooru ni funin shimasu.

I will take up a new post in Singapore next month.

assumption of office

atarashii buchou ga chakunin shimashita.

The new department manager assumed office.

death in the line of duty

shouboushi ga junshoku shimashita.

A firefighter died in the line of duty.

engagement (in work)

juunenkan, iryou ni juuji shiteimasu.

I have been engaged in medical work for ten years.

work one engages in

jibun ga tazusawaru shigoto ni hokori o motteimasu.

I take pride in the work I am engaged in.

subordination

hitotsu no kaisha ni juuzoku shinai hatarakikata mo arimasu.

There are ways of working without being subordinate to one company.

servitude

rekishi no jugyou de reizoku no jidai o manabimashita.

We learned about the era of servitude in history class.

command / leadership

kare wa chiimu o tousotsu suru chikara ga arimasu.

He has the ability to lead a team.

overall supervision

kanojo wa ajia chiiki no jigyou o toukatsu shiteimasu.

She oversees operations in the Asian region.

seizing control

atarashii shachou ga keieiken o shouaku shimashita.

The new president seized control of management.

operation (of factory)

koujou wa ima mo sougyou o tsuzuketeimasu.

The factory is still in operation.

operation (of machines)

saabaa wa nijuuyojikan kadou shiteimasu.

The servers run around the clock.

drive (mechanical)

kono mootaa ga kikai zentai o kudou shimasu.

This motor drives the whole machine.

operation / functioning

kasai houchiki ga tadashiku sadou shimashita.

The fire alarm operated correctly.

startup / boot

pasokon o saikidou shite kudasai.

Please restart your computer.

shutdown processing

apuri no shuuryou shori de rogu o hozon shimasu.

Logs are saved during the app's shutdown processing.

anchorage

minato ni ookina fune ga teihaku shiteimasu.

A large ship is anchored in the port.

port call

fune wa tochuu de koube ni kikou shimasu.

The ship calls at Kobe on the way.

thoroughness

anzen kanri o tettei shite kudasai.

Please be thorough with safety management.

carrying through

kare wa jibun no shuchou o kantetsu shimashita.

He carried his argument through to the end.

execution / accomplishment

ninmu o saigo made suikou shimashita.

I carried out the mission to the end.

complete accomplishment

purojekuto o kansui dekimashita.

We were able to fully complete the project.

fulfillment (of contract)

keiyaku no naiyou o rikou shite kudasai.

Please fulfill the terms of the contract.

execution (legal)

yosan ga tadashiku shikkou sareteiru ka kakunin shimasu.

We check whether the budget is being executed properly.

writing (professionally)

kare wa gijutsusho o shippitsu shiteimasu.

He is writing a technical book.

proofreading / review

kiji wa koukaimae ni kouetsu saremasu.

Articles are reviewed before publication.

correction (of writing)

sensei ni sakubun o tensaku shite moraimashita.

I had my essay corrected by the teacher.

polishing (writing)

teishutsumae ni bunshou o suikou shimashita.

I polished the text before submitting it.

revision (of book)

kyoukasho ga kaitei saremashita.

The textbook was revised.

reorganization (of programs)

bangumi no hensei ga kaihen saremashita.

The program lineup was reorganized.