JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

10055 words · JLPT N1

swindling

kare wa koureisha kara kane o sashu shimashita.

He swindled money from the elderly.

embezzlement

keiri tantousha ga ouryou de taiho saremashita.

The accountant was arrested for embezzlement.

accepting bribes

koumuin ga shuuwai de kiso saremashita.

The public official was indicted for accepting bribes.

bribery (giving)

gyousha wa zouwai no utagai de shiraberareteimasu.

The contractor is being investigated on suspicion of bribery.

collusion

gyousei to gyoukai no yuchaku ga houdou saremashita.

Collusion between the government and industry was reported.

corruption

oshoku no nyuusu ga ookiku houdou saremashita.

The corruption scandal was widely reported.

receiving an order

ookina anken o juchuu shimashita.

We won a large order.

placing an order

buhin o koujou ni hatchuu shimashita.

We placed an order for parts with the factory.

delivery (of goods)

kijitsu made ni seihin o nounyuu shimasu.

We will deliver the products by the deadline.

delivery of products

kin'youbi ni nouhin no yotei desu.

Delivery is scheduled for Friday.

shipment

chuumon no shouhin wa ashita shukka saremasu.

Your order will be shipped tomorrow.

arrival of goods

ninki no shouhin ga sainyuuka shimashita.

The popular product is back in stock.

warehouse dispatch

souko kara shouhin ga shukko saremashita.

The goods were dispatched from the warehouse.

enrollment / on the roll

kono kaisha ni gonen zaiseki shiteimasu.

I have been with this company for five years.

being employed at

toukyou honsha ni zaikin shiteimasu.

I am employed at the Tokyo head office.

holding concurrent posts

kare wa futatsu no busho no buchou o kennin shiteimasu.

He serves as manager of two departments concurrently.

additional duties

eigyou to kouhou o kenmu shiteimasu.

I handle both sales and public relations.

full-time engagement

kare wa kumiai no senjuu ni narimashita.

He became a full-time union officer.

devotion / concentration

ima wa shikaku no benkyou ni sennen shiteimasu.

Right now I am devoting myself to studying for a qualification.

major (study)

daigaku de wa jouhou kougaku o senkou shimashita.

I majored in information engineering at university.

volunteering / application

kare wa sono ninmu ni shigan shimashita.

He volunteered for the mission.

application (patent/school)

tokkyo o shutsugan shimashita.

We filed a patent application.

running for office

zenshichou ga futatabi senkyo ni shutsuba shimasu.

The former mayor will run for election again.

winning an election

kanojo wa shichou senkyo de tousen shimashita.

She won the mayoral election.

losing an election

kare wa kinsa de rakusen shimashita.

He lost the election by a narrow margin.

bidding

fukusuu no kaisha ga kouji ni nyuusatsu shimashita.

Several companies bid for the construction work.

winning a bid

tousha ga purojekuto o rakusatsu shimashita.

Our company won the bid for the project.

submitting a bid

sansha ga ousatsu shimashita.

Three companies submitted bids.

being entrusted (with work)

shisutemu kaihatsu o jutaku shimashita.

We were entrusted with the system development.

outsourcing / entrustment

haisou o gaibu no gyousha ni itaku shiteimasu.

We outsource delivery to an outside company.

delegation (of authority)

tetsuzuki o bengoshi ni inin shimashita.

I delegated the procedures to a lawyer.

leaving entirely (to someone)

handan wa genba ni ichinin sareteimasu.

Decisions are left entirely to the people on site.

dependence

kono shisutemu wa gaibu no API ni izon shiteimasu.

This system depends on external APIs.

deposit (for safekeeping)

kichouna shiryou o hakubutsukan ni kitaku shimashita.

The valuable materials were deposited with the museum.

remittance

maitsuki, kazoku ni soukin shiteimasu.

I send money to my family every month.

deposit / payment received

kyuuryou ga kouza ni nyuukin saremashita.

My salary was deposited into my account.

withdrawal

ATM de goman'en shukkin shimashita.

I withdrew fifty thousand yen at the ATM.

settlement (payment)

sumaho de kessai shimashita.

I paid with my smartphone.

final settlement / adjustment

shutchou no koutsuuhi o seisan shimashita.

I settled the travel expenses for the business trip.

liquidation

kaisha wa fusai o seisan shimashita.

The company liquidated its debts.

conversion (units)

doru o en ni kansan shimashita.

I converted dollars into yen.

rough estimate

hiyou o gaisan de dashimashita.

I gave a rough estimate of the costs.

trial calculation

dounyuu kosuto o shisan shimashita.

We made a trial calculation of the implementation cost.

accumulation

chiisana chien ga ruiseki shite ookina okure ni narimashita.

Small delays accumulated into a big one.

accumulation / store

naganen no keiken ga kaisha ni chikuseki sareteimasu.

Years of experience have accumulated in the company.

stockpiling

saigai ni sonaete shokuryou o bichiku shiteimasu.

We stockpile food in case of disaster.

storage

wain o chika ni chozou shiteimasu.

The wine is stored underground.

possession / holding

kaisha wa ooku no tokkyo o hoyuu shiteimasu.

The company holds many patents.

possession (carrying)

menkyoshou o tsuneni shoji shite kudasai.

Please carry your license at all times.

carrying / mobile

shainshou o keitai shite kudasai.

Please carry your employee ID.