JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

6036 words · JLPT N2

development (skills/body)

taifuu ga minami no umi de hattatsu shiteimasu.

A typhoon is developing over the southern sea.

occurrence

shisutemu ni eraa ga hassei shimashita.

An error occurred in the system.

demonstration (of ability)

honban de jitsuryoku o hakki dekimashita.

I was able to show my true ability in the real performance.

idea / way of thinking

kare no hassou wa itsumo atarashii desu.

His ideas are always fresh.

association (of ideas)

kono kyoku o kiku to furusato o rensou shimasu.

This song makes me think of my hometown.

memory

hatsushukkin no hi wa ima mo kioku ni nokotteimasu.

I still remember my first day at work.

mention / entry (in document)

shousai wa keiyakusho ni kisai sareteimasu.

The details are stated in the contract.

publication (article)

intabyuu ga zasshi ni keisai saremashita.

The interview was published in a magazine.

posting / notice

oshirase wa iriguchi ni keiji shite arimasu.

The notice is posted at the entrance.

display / indication

gamen ni eraa ga hyouji saremashita.

An error was displayed on the screen.

presentation (of conditions)

kaisha kara jouken o teiji saremashita.

The company presented its conditions.

provision / offering

kono saabisu wa muryou de teikyou sareteimasu.

This service is provided free of charge.

supply

denryoku no kyoukyuu ga tomarimashita.

The power supply stopped.

demand

enjinia no juyou ga takamatteimasu.

Demand for engineers is growing.

billing / claim

ryoukin wa getsumatsu ni seikyuu saremasu.

The fee is billed at the end of the month.

collection (of fees)

kaihi wa maitsuki choushuu saremasu.

Membership fees are collected every month.

tally / aggregation

ankeeto no kekka o shuukei shimashita.

I tallied the survey results.

statistics

seifu no toukei ni yoru to jinkou wa hetteimasu.

According to government statistics, the population is shrinking.

concentration

asa wa shigoto ni shuuchuu dekimasu.

I can concentrate on work in the morning.

dispersion / distribution

risuku o bunsan suru koto ga taisetsu desu.

It is important to spread out risk.

classification

shorui o shurui goto ni bunrui shimashita.

I classified the documents by type.

sharing (of tasks)

kaji o kazoku de buntan shiteimasu.

We share the housework among the family.

distribution / sharing out

rieki o menbaa ni bunpai shimashita.

The profits were distributed to the members.

allocation

jikan no haibun o kangaete shiken o ukemashita.

I took the exam with time allocation in mind.

distribution (of materials)

ekimae de chirashi o haifu shiteimasu.

They are handing out flyers in front of the station.

arrangement / placement

tsukue no haichi o kaemashita.

We changed the arrangement of the desks.

maintenance / development

kuruma o teikiteki ni seibi shiteimasu.

I have my car serviced regularly.

tidying up

hikidashi no naka o seiton shimashita.

I tidied up the inside of the drawer.

construction / building

atarashii shisutemu o kouchiku shiteimasu.

We are building a new system.

composition / structure

chiimu wa gonin de kousei sareteimasu.

The team consists of five people.

formation

shuukan wa mainichi no koudou de keisei saremasu.

Habits are formed by daily actions.

organization

ookina soshiki de hataraku no wa hajimete desu.

It is my first time working in a large organization.

organization (of teams)

atarashii purojekuto chiimu ga hensei saremashita.

A new project team was organized.

editing

douga o henshuu shite koukai shimashita.

I edited the video and published it.

publishing

kanojo wa nihongo no kyoukasho o shuppan shimashita.

She published a Japanese textbook.

impression

mensetsu de wa daiichi inshou ga taisetsu desu.

First impressions matter in interviews.

admiration

kare no teineina shigoto ni kanshin shimashita.

I was impressed by his careful work.

deep emotion

atatakai kangei ni kangeki shimashita.

I was deeply moved by the warm welcome.

sympathy

kare no joukyou ni doujou shimasu.

I sympathize with his situation.

empathy

sono iken ni kyoukan shimashita.

I empathized with that opinion.

reflection (of opinions)

yuuzaa no koe o seihin ni han'ei shimashita.

We reflected user feedback in the product.

self-reflection

misu o hansei shite, yarikata o kaemashita.

I reflected on my mistake and changed my approach.

counterargument

deeta o shimeshite hanron shimashita.

I countered by presenting data.

opposition / backlash

kyuuna henkou ni shain ga hanpatsu shimashita.

The employees pushed back against the sudden change.

resistance

atarashii yarikata ni teikou ga arimashita.

There was resistance to the new way of doing things.

protest

juumin ga kouji ni kougi shimashita.

Residents protested against the construction.

apology

kaisha wa kokyaku ni shazai shimashita.

The company apologized to its customers.

excuse / justification

chikoku no benkai wa shimasen.

I will not make excuses for being late.

explanation (of conduct)

tantousha ga keii o shakumei shimashita.

The person in charge explained the circumstances.

leadership / initiative

kono purojekuto wa wakate ga shudou shiteimasu.

Young employees are leading this project.