JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

10055 words · JLPT N1

return / giving back

rieki o okyakusama ni kangen shimasu.

We return profits to our customers.

refund (tax)

haraisugita zeikin ga kanpu saremashita.

The overpaid tax was refunded.

redemption / repayment

kokusai wa juunen de shoukan saremasu.

The government bonds are redeemed in ten years.

accommodation / flexibility

kare wa jikan no yuuzuu ga kiku shigoto o shiteimasu.

He has a job with flexible hours.

mediation

saibansho ga choutei o okonaimashita.

The court conducted mediation.

arbitration

joushi ga futari no arasoi o chuusai shimashita.

The boss arbitrated the dispute between the two.

mediation / placement

chijin ni shigoto o assen shite moraimashita.

An acquaintance helped place me in a job.

solicitation

hoken no kan'yuu no denwa ga ooi desu.

I get many calls soliciting insurance.

winning over

hantaiha o kaijuu shiyou to shimashita.

They tried to win over the opposition.

disciplinary action

kisoku ihan de choukai shobun o ukemashita.

He received disciplinary action for breaking the rules.

punishment

ihansha ni wa choubatsu ga kasaremasu.

Violators are punished.

punishment

inshu unten wa kibishiku shobatsu saremasu.

Drunk driving is punished severely.

disposal / punishment

furui shorui o shobun shimashita.

I disposed of the old documents.

treatment (of staff)

shain no shoguu o kaizen shimashita.

The treatment of employees was improved.

treatment / compensation

kono kaisha wa taiguu ga yoi desu.

This company offers good compensation.

preferential treatment

keikensha wa kyuuyo de yuuguu saremasu.

Experienced hires receive preferential pay.

cold treatment

kare wa tenshokusaki de reiguu saremashita.

He was treated coldly at his new company.

respect (for rights)

otagai no bunka o sonchou shimashou.

Let's respect each other's cultures.

disregard

anzen o keishi shite wa ikemasen.

You must not disregard safety.

emphasis / valuing

tousha wa hitogara o juushi shite saiyou shimasu.

Our company hires with an emphasis on character.

close observation

shijou no ugoki o chuushi shiteimasu.

We are closely watching market movements.

stare / gaze

kare wa gamen o jitto gyoushi shiteimashita.

He was staring intently at the screen.

editorial supervision

kono jisho wa senmonka ga kanshuu shimashita.

This dictionary was supervised by experts.

audit

maitoshi, kaikei kansa ga okonawaremasu.

An accounting audit is conducted every year.

assessment

kuruma no shitadori kakaku o satei shite moraimashita.

I had my car's trade-in value assessed.

visa

nyuukoku ni wa sashou ga hitsuyou desu.

A visa is required for entry.

quarantine

kuukou de doubutsu wa ken'eki o ukemasu.

Animals go through quarantine at the airport.

arrest / roundup

ihansha ga kenkyo saremashita.

The violators were rounded up.

exposure / crackdown

fuseina torihiki ga tekihatsu saremashita.

The illegal transactions were exposed.

arrest

keisatsu wa yougisha o taiho shimashita.

The police arrested the suspect.

restraint / detention

yougisha no migara ga kousoku saremashita.

The suspect was taken into custody.

release (from custody)

kare wa shouko fujuubun de shakuhou saremashita.

He was released for lack of evidence.

pardon

daitouryou ga shuujin o shamen shimashita.

The president pardoned the prisoner.

prosecution / indictment

kensatsu wa kare o kiso shimashita.

The prosecution indicted him.

filing a lawsuit

kaisha wa torihikisaki o teiso shimashita.

The company filed a lawsuit against its business partner.

winning a lawsuit

nagai saiban no sue, shouso shimashita.

After a long trial, we won the case.

losing a lawsuit

isshin de wa haiso shimashita.

We lost the case in the first trial.

appeal (court)

hanketsu o fufuku toshite kouso shimashita.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, they appealed.

final appeal

bengodan wa saikousai ni joukoku shimashita.

The defense team appealed to the Supreme Court.

dismissal (of appeal)

uttae wa kikyaku saremashita.

The claim was dismissed.

trial / hearing

saiban no shinri ga hajimarimashita.

The court hearing has begun.

proof / substantiation

bengoshi wa mujitsu o risshou shimashita.

The lawyer proved his innocence.

testimony

mokugekisha ga houtei de shougen shimashita.

The witness testified in court.

deposition / statement

yougisha wa jijitsu o kyoujutsu shimashita.

The suspect gave a statement of the facts.

confession

yougisha wa tsuini jikyou shimashita.

The suspect finally confessed.

surrendering oneself

hannin wa keisatsu ni jishu shimashita.

The culprit turned himself in to the police.

concealment / cover-up

jiko no inpei ga akiraka ni narimashita.

The cover-up of the accident came to light.

fabrication

deeta no netsuzou ga hakkaku shimashita.

The fabrication of data was discovered.

forgery

pasupooto no gizou wa omoi tsumi desu.

Passport forgery is a serious crime.

falsification (of data)

kiroku no kaizan ga mondai ni narimashita.

The falsification of records became a problem.