JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

10055 words · JLPT N1

sermon / lecture

chikoku shite buchou ni sekkyou saremashita.

I was lectured by the manager for being late.

encouragement

senpai kara gekirei no kotoba o moraimashita.

I received words of encouragement from my senior.

inspiring / cheering

kyaputen ga chiimu o kobu shimashita.

The captain inspired the team.

encouragement / promotion

kaisha wa shikaku no shutoku o shourei shiteimasu.

The company encourages getting qualifications.

recommendation

saishin baajon no riyou o suishou shimasu.

We recommend using the latest version.

recommendation (person)

kyouju ga watashi o suisen shite kuremashita.

The professor recommended me.

defense / advocacy

bengoshi wa kare no kenri o yougo shimashita.

The lawyer defended his rights.

defense (legal)

kanojo wa houtei de hikoku o bengo shimashita.

She defended the accused in court.

nursing care

sobo no kaigo o shiteimasu.

I provide nursing care for my grandmother.

nursing

haha wa byouin de kango no shigoto o shiteimasu.

My mother does nursing work at a hospital.

intervention

seifu ga shijou ni kainyuu shimashita.

The government intervened in the market.

brokerage / mediation

fudousan gaisha ga keiyaku o chuukai shimashita.

The real estate agency brokered the contract.

mediation / vector

ka ga byouki o baikai shimasu.

Mosquitoes carry diseases.

contagion

kaze ga kazoku ni densen shimashita.

The cold spread to the family.

infection

uirusu no kansen o fusegimashou.

Let's prevent viral infections.

spread (of disease)

infuruenza ga man'en shiteimasu.

Influenza is spreading widely.

circulation / dissemination

ayamatta jouhou ga rufu shiteimasu.

False information is circulating.

ripple effect / spread

neage no eikyou ga hoka no gyoukai ni hakyuu shimashita.

The effects of the price hike spread to other industries.

universalization

rimootowaaku ga fuhenka shimashita.

Remote work has become universal.

rapid progress

kaisha wa kaigai shijou de yakushin shimashita.

The company made rapid progress in overseas markets.

leap / rapid growth

kotoshi wa ookina hiyaku no toshi ni narimashita.

This year became a year of great leaps forward.

jump

senshu wa migotona chouyaku o misemashita.

The athlete showed a splendid jump.

sprint

senshu ga gooru e shissou shimashita.

The athlete sprinted toward the goal.

gliding / taxiing

hikouki ga kassou o hajimemashita.

The airplane began taxiing.

running (vehicle)

kono kuruma wa juumankiro soukou shiteimasu.

This car has run one hundred thousand kilometers.

going slowly

gakkou no chikaku de wa jokou shite kudasai.

Please drive slowly near the school.

tending to stagnate

saikin, purojekuto wa teitai gimi desu.

The project has been somewhat stagnant lately.

traffic jam

jiko de kousoku douro ga juutai shiteimasu.

The expressway is jammed because of an accident.

congestion

asa no eki wa itsumo konzatsu shiteimasu.

The station is always congested in the morning.

confusion / chaos

kyuuna henkou de genba ga konran shimashita.

The sudden change threw the workplace into confusion.

confusion (mixing up)

niteiru kotoba o kondou shiyasui desu.

It is easy to mix up similar words.

complication / entanglement

jouhou ga sakusou shiteimasu.

The information is tangled and confused.

intermingling

kitai to fuan ga kousaku shiteimasu.

Hope and anxiety are intermingling.

congestion (network)

akusesu shuuchuu de kaisen ga fukusou shimashita.

The lines became congested due to concentrated access.

tightness / strain

byouin no taisei ga hippaku shiteimasu.

The hospital system is under severe strain.

destitution

sengo, hitobito wa kyuubou no seikatsu o okurimashita.

After the war, people lived in destitution.

poverty / distress

seikatsu ni konkyuu suru katei o shien shimasu.

We support households in financial distress.

exhaustion / impoverishment

choujikan roudou de genba ga hihei shiteimasu.

The workforce is exhausted from long hours.

decline

kono sangyou wa suitai shiteimasu.

This industry is in decline.

weakening

sofu wa byouki de suijaku shiteimasu.

My grandfather is weakened by illness.

decline / fall

meimon chiimu ga chouraku shimashita.

The prestigious team fell into decline.

ruin / downfall

sono ichizoku wa sengo ni botsuraku shimashita.

The family fell into ruin after the war.

collapse

furui tatemono ga jishin de houkai shimashita.

The old building collapsed in the earthquake.

breach (of dam)

ooame de teibou ga kekkai shimashita.

The levee breached due to heavy rain.

collapse / cave-in

gake ga houraku shite douro ga fusagarimashita.

The cliff collapsed and blocked the road.

sinking / depression

douro ga kanbotsu shite tsuukoudome ni narimashita.

The road caved in and was closed.

burial / obscurity

yoi seihin demo shijou de maibotsu suru koto ga arimasu.

Even good products can get buried in the market.

sinking (ship)

arashi de fune ga chinbotsu shimashita.

The ship sank in the storm.

subsidence

jiban ga chinka shiteimasu.

The ground is subsiding.

stagnation

gyoukai zentai ga chintai shiteimasu.

The whole industry is stagnant.